diff --git a/readme.markdown b/readme.markdown
index be1ea69a..a3fabfd5 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/nimble.nim b/src/nimble.nim
index f51f7fdc..b936ad9e 100644
--- a/src/nimble.nim
+++ b/src/nimble.nim
@@ -723,8 +723,10 @@ proc init(options: Options) =
   nimbleFile = pkgName.changeFileExt("nimble")
   validatePackageName(nimbleFile.changeFileExt(""))
 
-  if existsFile(os.getCurrentDir() / nimbleFile):
-    raise newException(NimbleError, "Nimble file already exists.")
+  let nimbleFilePath = os.getCurrentDir() / nimbleFile
+  if existsFile(nimbleFilePath):
+    let errMsg = "Nimble file already exists: $#" % nimbleFilePath
+    raise newException(NimbleError, errMsg)
 
   display("Using", "$# for new package name" % [pkgName.escape()],
     priority = HighPriority)
diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/options.nim b/src/nimblepkg/options.nim
index 725b5ba0..63fe5a0f 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/options.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/options.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) Dominik Picheta. All rights reserved.
 # BSD License. Look at license.txt for more info.
 
-import json, strutils, os, parseopt, strtabs, uri, tables
+import json, strutils, os, parseopt, strtabs, uri, tables, terminal
 from httpclient import Proxy, newProxy
 
 import config, version, tools, common, cli
@@ -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.
@@ -328,6 +329,7 @@ proc initOptions*(): Options =
   result.pkgInfoCache = newTable[string, PackageInfo]()
   result.nimbleDir = ""
   result.verbosity = HighPriority
+  result.noColor = not isatty(stdout)
 
 proc parseMisc(options: var Options) =
   # Load nimbledata.json