diff --git a/readme.markdown b/readme.markdown
index be1ea69..a3fabfd 100644
--- a/readme.markdown
+++ b/readme.markdown
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ which can be useful to read the bundled documentation. Example:
 ### nimble init
 
 The nimble ``init`` command will start a simple wizard which will create
-a quick ``.nimble`` file for your project.
+a quick ``.nimble`` file for your project in the current directory.
 
 As of version 0.7.0, the ``.nimble`` file that this command creates will
 use the new NimScript format.
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ a package.
 
 A .nimble file can be created easily using Nimble's ``init`` command. This
 command will ask you a bunch of questions about your package, then generate a
-.nimble file for you.
+.nimble file for you in the current directory.
 
 A bare minimum .nimble file follows:
 
diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/options.nim b/src/nimblepkg/options.nim
index 0836bdc..63fe5a0 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/options.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/options.nim
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ Commands:
                                   in the current working directory.
   check                           Verifies the validity of a package in the
                                   current working directory.
-  init         [pkgname]          Initializes a new Nimble project.
+  init         [pkgname]          Initializes a new Nimble project in the
+                                  current directory.
   publish                         Publishes a package on nim-lang/packages.
                                   The current working directory needs to be the
                                   toplevel directory of the Nimble package.