diff --git a/cli/tauri.js/bin/tauri-init.js b/cli/tauri.js/bin/tauri-init.js
index 5f1f9dff3..692b47071 100644
--- a/cli/tauri.js/bin/tauri-init.js
+++ b/cli/tauri.js/bin/tauri-init.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if (argv.help) {
 
 const { inject } = require('../template')
 
-inject(argv.d || appPaths.appDir, 'all', {
+inject(argv.d || process.cwd(), 'all', {
   force: argv.f || null,
   logging: argv.l || null,
   tauriPath: argv.t || null