diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/init/createGitRepository.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/init/createGitRepository.ts
index f3b193b34..c35a0afaa 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/init/createGitRepository.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/init/createGitRepository.ts
@@ -56,10 +56,11 @@ const createGitRepository = async (folder: string) => {
     );
     loader.succeed();
   } catch (e) {
-    loader.fail(
-      'Could not create an empty Git repository, see debug logs with --verbose',
+    loader.stop();
+    logger.debug(
+      'Could not create an empty Git repository, error: ',
+      e as string,
     );
-    logger.debug(e as string);
   }
 };