diff --git a/cmd/init.go b/cmd/init.go
index 31c9e9a..e064ed0 100644
--- a/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cmd/init.go
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 package cmd
 
-import (
-	"git.towk2.me/towk/makeshift/pkg/service"
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-)
+import "github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 var initCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use: "init",
@@ -15,27 +11,10 @@ var initCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	Short: "Initialize directory with default files",
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		var (
-			rootPath, _ = cmd.Flags().GetString("root")
 
-			server *service.Service
-			err    error
-		)
-
-		// create the server root files and directories
-		err = server.Init()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error().Err(err).
-				Str("root", rootPath).
-				Msg("failed to initialize server root")
-			return
-		}
-		log.Debug().
-			Str("root", rootPath).
-			Msg("initialize makeshift files at root path")
 	},
 }
 
 func init() {
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(initCmd)
+
 }
diff --git a/cmd/serve.go b/cmd/serve.go
index 22c793c..b8a34be 100644
--- a/cmd/serve.go
+++ b/cmd/serve.go
@@ -63,14 +63,7 @@ var serveCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 		// make the default directories and files if flag is passed
 		if cmd.Flags().Changed("init") {
-			err = server.Init()
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error().Err(err).
-					Str("host", parsed.Host).
-					Str("root", rootPath).
-					Msg("failed to initialize server root")
-				return
-			}
+			server.Init()
 		}
 
 		// serve and log why the server closed