diff --git a/lib/commands/init.js b/lib/commands/init.js
index e3748d5dc85..ecc72cfa92b 100644
--- a/lib/commands/init.js
+++ b/lib/commands/init.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 "use strict";
 
 const npmPackagesExists = require("../utils/npm-packages-exists");
-const creator = require("../init/index").creator;
+const defaultGenerator = require("../generators/init-generator");
+const modifyHelper = require("../utils/modify-config-helper");
 
 /**
  *
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ const creator = require("../init/index").creator;
 
 module.exports = function initializeInquirer(pkg) {
 	if (pkg.length === 0) {
-		return creator();
+		return modifyHelper("init", defaultGenerator);
 	}
 	return npmPackagesExists(pkg);
 };
diff --git a/lib/init/transformations/index.js b/lib/init/transformations/index.js
index dc44c0ed42f..b29d1b3f865 100644
--- a/lib/init/transformations/index.js
+++ b/lib/init/transformations/index.js
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ module.exports = function runTransform(webpackProperties, action) {
 			.filter(e => e[1]);
 
 		const ast = j(
-			action ? webpackProperties.configFile : "module.exports = {}"
+			action && action !== "init"
+				? webpackProperties.configFile
+				: "module.exports = {}"
 		);
 		const transformAction = action || null;
 
@@ -111,15 +113,16 @@ module.exports = function runTransform(webpackProperties, action) {
 		})
 			.then(_ => {
 				let configurationName;
-				if (!config.configName) {
+				if (!config.configName && action !== "init") {
 					configurationName = "webpack.config.js";
 				} else {
 					configurationName = "webpack." + config.configName + ".js";
 				}
 
-				const outputPath = action
-					? webpackProperties.configPath
-					: path.join(process.cwd(), configurationName);
+				const outputPath =
+					action && action !== "init"
+						? webpackProperties.configPath
+						: path.join(process.cwd(), configurationName);
 				const source = ast.toSource({
 					quote: "single"
 				});
@@ -130,7 +133,7 @@ module.exports = function runTransform(webpackProperties, action) {
 				console.error(err.message ? err.message : err);
 			});
 	});
-	if (action) {
+	if (action && webpackProperties.config.item) {
 		process.stdout.write(
 			"\n" +
 				chalk.green(
diff --git a/lib/utils/modify-config-helper.js b/lib/utils/modify-config-helper.js
index cf2f8b81dfa..179ba0c4bbe 100644
--- a/lib/utils/modify-config-helper.js
+++ b/lib/utils/modify-config-helper.js
@@ -16,12 +16,10 @@ const runTransform = require("../init/transformations/index");
  */
 
 module.exports = function modifyHelperUtil(action, generator) {
-	const configPath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), "webpack.config.js");
+	let configPath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), "webpack.config.js");
 	const webpackConfigExists = fs.existsSync(configPath);
 	if (!webpackConfigExists) {
-		throw new Error(
-			"Couldn't find a webpack configuration in your project path"
-		);
+		configPath = null;
 	}
 	const env = yeoman.createEnv("webpack", null);
 	const generatorName = `webpack-${action}-generator`;
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ module.exports = function modifyHelperUtil(action, generator) {
 	env.run(generatorName).on("end", () => {
 		const config = Object.assign(
 			{
-				configFile: fs.readFileSync(configPath, "utf8"),
+				configFile: !configPath ? null : fs.readFileSync(configPath, "utf8"),
 				configPath: configPath
 			},
 			env.getArgument("configuration")