diff --git a/.github/workflows/kubernetes_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/kubernetes_test.yaml
index 1b00cfefb..04cb91c07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kubernetes_test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kubernetes_test.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-      - release/\d{4}.\d{2}.\d{1,2}
+      - release/\d{4}.\d{1,2}.\d{1,2}
     paths:
       - ".github/workflows/kubernetes_test.yaml"
       - "tests/**"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-pre-commit.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-pre-commit.yaml
index f89254ace..160bf5350 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-pre-commit.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-pre-commit.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
     - main
-    - release/\d{4}.\d{2}.\d{1,2}
+    - release/\d{4}.\d{1,2}.\d{1,2}
   pull_request:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-provider.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-provider.yaml
index 51ad35e48..ffcb86f41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-provider.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-provider.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-      - release/\d{4}.\d{2}.\d{1,2}
+      - release/\d{4}.\d{1,2}.\d{1,2}
     paths:
       - ".github/workflows/test-provider.yaml"
       - "tests/**"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 37970cd98..3cc55fe5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-      - release/\d{4}.\d{2}.\d{1,2}
+      - release/\d{4}.\d{1,2}.\d{1,2}
     paths:
       - ".github/workflows/test.yaml"
       - "tests/**"
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   test-general:
-    name: 'Test Package'
+    name: 'Pytest'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -48,15 +48,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Nebari
         run: |
           pip install .[dev]
-      - name: Black Formatting
-        run: |
-          black --version
-          black nebari --diff --exclude "nebari/_version.py"
-          black --check nebari --exclude "nebari/_version.py"
-      - name: Flake8 Formatting
-        run: |
-          flake8 --version
-          flake8
       - name: Test Nebari
         run: |
           pytest --version
diff --git a/nebari/cli/_init.py b/nebari/cli/_init.py
index 4ea8a489f..fcecccb8e 100644
--- a/nebari/cli/_init.py
+++ b/nebari/cli/_init.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import os
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import questionary
 import rich
@@ -263,6 +265,13 @@ def check_project_name(ctx: typer.Context, project_name: str):
     return project_name
 
 
+def check_ssl_cert_email(ctx: typer.Context, ssl_cert_email: str):
+    if ssl_cert_email and not re.match("^[^ @]+@[^ @]+\\.[^ @]+$", ssl_cert_email):
+        raise ValueError("ssl-cert-email should be a valid email address")
+
+    return ssl_cert_email
+
+
 def guided_init_wizard(ctx: typer.Context, guided_init: str):
     """
     Guided Init Wizard is a user-friendly questionnaire used to help generate the `nebari-config.yaml`.
@@ -270,6 +279,11 @@ def guided_init_wizard(ctx: typer.Context, guided_init: str):
     qmark = "  "
     disable_checks = os.environ.get("NEBARI_DISABLE_INIT_CHECKS", False)
 
+    if Path("nebari-config.yaml").exists():
+        raise ValueError(
+            "A nebari-config.yaml file already exists. Please move or delete it and try again."
+        )
+
     if not guided_init:
         return guided_init
 
@@ -459,6 +473,9 @@ def guided_init_wizard(ctx: typer.Context, guided_init: str):
                 qmark=qmark,
             ).unsafe_ask()
 
+            if not disable_checks:
+                check_ssl_cert_email(ctx, ssl_cert_email=inputs.ssl_cert_email)
+
         # ADVANCED FEATURES
         rich.print(
             (
diff --git a/nebari/cli/main.py b/nebari/cli/main.py
index ddb95eb87..acf13ae60 100644
--- a/nebari/cli/main.py
+++ b/nebari/cli/main.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     check_auth_provider_creds,
     check_cloud_provider_creds,
     check_project_name,
+    check_ssl_cert_email,
     enum_to_list,
     guided_init_wizard,
     handle_init,
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ def init(
     ),
     ssl_cert_email: str = typer.Option(
         None,
+        callback=check_ssl_cert_email,
     ),
     disable_prompt: bool = typer.Option(
         False,
@@ -271,7 +273,7 @@ def deploy(
     dns_auto_provision: bool = typer.Option(
         False,
         "--dns-auto-provision",
-        help="Attempt to automatically provision DNS. For Auth0 is requires environment variables AUTH0_DOMAIN, AUTH0_CLIENTID, AUTH0_CLIENT_SECRET",
+        help="Attempt to automatically provision DNS, currently only available for `cloudflare`",
     ),
     disable_prompt: bool = typer.Option(
         False,
@@ -283,6 +285,16 @@ def deploy(
         "--disable-render",
         help="Disable auto-rendering in deploy stage",
     ),
+    disable_checks: bool = typer.Option(
+        False,
+        "--disable-checks",
+        help="Disable the checks performed after each stage",
+    ),
+    skip_remote_state_provision: bool = typer.Option(
+        True,
+        "--skip-remote-state-provision",
+        help="Skip terraform state deployment which is often required in CI once the terraform remote state bootstrapping phase is complete",
+    ),
 ):
     """
     Deploy the Nebari cluster from your [purple]nebari-config.yaml[/purple] file.
@@ -306,8 +318,8 @@ def deploy(
         dns_provider=dns_provider,
         dns_auto_provision=dns_auto_provision,
         disable_prompt=disable_prompt,
-        disable_checks=False,
-        skip_remote_state_provision=False,
+        disable_checks=disable_checks,
+        skip_remote_state_provision=skip_remote_state_provision,
     )
 
 
@@ -317,7 +329,8 @@ def destroy(
         ..., "-c", "--config", help="nebari configuration file path"
     ),
     output: str = typer.Option(
-        "./" "-o",
+        "./",
+        "-o",
         "--output",
         help="output directory",
     ),
@@ -335,10 +348,8 @@ def destroy(
     """
     Destroy the Nebari cluster from your [purple]nebari-config.yaml[/purple] file.
     """
-    if not disable_prompt:
-        if typer.confirm("Are you sure you want to destroy your Nebari cluster?"):
-            raise typer.Abort()
-    else:
+
+    def _run_destroy(config=config, disable_render=disable_render):
         config_filename = Path(config)
         if not config_filename.is_file():
             raise ValueError(
@@ -354,6 +365,13 @@ def destroy(
 
         destroy_configuration(config_yaml)
 
+    if disable_prompt:
+        _run_destroy()
+    elif typer.confirm("Are you sure you want to destroy your Nebari cluster?"):
+        _run_destroy()
+    else:
+        raise typer.Abort()
+
 
 @app.command(rich_help_panel=SECOND_COMMAND_GROUP_NAME)
 def cost(
diff --git a/nebari/initialize.py b/nebari/initialize.py
index e75bf8492..3df7e4060 100644
--- a/nebari/initialize.py
+++ b/nebari/initialize.py
@@ -427,8 +427,6 @@ def render_config(
     config["environments"] = default_environments().copy()
 
     if ssl_cert_email is not None:
-        if not re.match("^[^ @]+@[^ @]+\\.[^ @]+$", ssl_cert_email):
-            raise ValueError("ssl-cert-email should be a valid email address")
         config["certificate"] = {
             "type": "lets-encrypt",
             "acme_email": ssl_cert_email,
diff --git a/nebari/schema.py b/nebari/schema.py
index 81aee396d..8a1ccc5bb 100644
--- a/nebari/schema.py
+++ b/nebari/schema.py
@@ -528,7 +528,6 @@ def project_name_convention(value: typing.Any, values):
         return letter_dash_underscore_pydantic
 
 
-# CLEAN UP
 class InitInputs(Base):
     cloud_provider: typing.Type[ProviderEnum] = "local"
     project_name: str = ""
@@ -539,7 +538,7 @@ class InitInputs(Base):
     repository: typing.Union[str, None] = None
     repository_auto_provision: bool = False
     ci_provider: typing.Optional[CiEnum] = None
-    terraform_state: typing.Optional[TerraformStateEnum] = None
+    terraform_state: typing.Optional[TerraformStateEnum] = "remote"
     kubernetes_version: typing.Union[str, None] = None
     ssl_cert_email: typing.Union[str, None] = None
     disable_prompt: bool = False
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a29f605d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import os
+import subprocess
+import typing
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from nebari.schema import InitInputs
+from nebari.utils import load_yaml
+
+PROJECT_NAME = "clitest"
+DOMAIN_NAME = "clitest.dev"
+
+
+def run_cli_cmd(command: str, working_dir: typing.Union[str, Path]):
+    """Run the provided CLI command using subprocess."""
+
+    try:
+        os.chdir(working_dir)
+        subprocess.call(command.split())
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        return False
+
+    return True
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "namespace, auth_provider, ci_provider, ssl_cert_email",
+    (
+        [None, None, None, None],
+        ["prod", "github", "github-actions", "it@acme.org"],
+    ),
+)
+def test_nebari_init(tmp_path, namespace, auth_provider, ci_provider, ssl_cert_email):
+    """Test `nebari init` CLI command."""
+
+    command = f"nebari init local --project {PROJECT_NAME} --domain {DOMAIN_NAME} --disable-prompt"
+
+    default_values = InitInputs()
+
+    if namespace:
+        command += f" --namespace {namespace}"
+    else:
+        namespace = default_values.namespace
+    if auth_provider:
+        command += f" --auth-provider {auth_provider}"
+    else:
+        auth_provider = default_values.auth_provider
+    if ci_provider:
+        command += f" --ci-provider {ci_provider}"
+    else:
+        ci_provider = default_values.ci_provider
+    if ssl_cert_email:
+        command += f" --ssl-cert-email {ssl_cert_email}"
+    else:
+        ssl_cert_email = default_values.ssl_cert_email
+
+    assert run_cli_cmd(command, tmp_path)
+
+    config = load_yaml(tmp_path / "nebari-config.yaml")
+
+    assert config.get("namespace") == namespace
+    assert (
+        config.get("security", {}).get("authentication", {}).get("type").lower()
+        == auth_provider
+    )
+    ci_cd = config.get("ci_cd", None)
+    if ci_cd:
+        assert ci_cd.get("type", {}) == ci_provider
+    else:
+        assert ci_cd == ci_provider
+        ci_cd = config.get("ci_cd", None)
+    acme_email = config.get("certificate", None)
+    if acme_email:
+        assert acme_email.get("acme_email") == ssl_cert_email
+    else:
+        assert acme_email == ssl_cert_email