diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f426bef..899bbaa 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ---
 language: node_js
 node_js:
-  - "6"
   - "8"
   - "10"
 
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 806dfdc..7608e5e 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -7,14 +7,17 @@ init:
 # Test against these versions of Node.js.
 environment:
   matrix:
-    - nodejs_version: "6"
     - nodejs_version: "8"
     - nodejs_version: "10"
+image:
+  - Ubuntu
+  - Visual Studio 2017
 
 # Install scripts. (runs after repo cloning)
 install:
-  - ps: Install-Product node $env:nodejs_version
-  - appveyor-retry yarn --frozen-lockfile --non-interactive
+  - cmd: powershell Install-Product node $env:nodejs_version
+  - sh: nvm install $nodejs_version
+  - yarn --frozen-lockfile --non-interactive
 
 cache:
   - '%LOCALAPPDATA%\Yarn'
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 82ecd00..292805f 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -8,8 +8,16 @@ module.exports = {
   init: function() {
     this._super.init && this._super.init.apply(this, arguments);
 
-    const reporter = new Reporter();
-    const dependencyChecker = new DependencyChecker(this.project, reporter);
-    dependencyChecker.checkDependencies();
+    // When running `ember <command>`, find the `<command>`
+    const emberPosition = process.argv.findIndex(arg => arg.endsWith('/ember'));
+    const ranWithInit = process.argv[emberPosition + 1] === 'init';
+
+    if (ranWithInit) {
+      process.emitWarning('Skipped dependency checker…');
+    } else {
+      const reporter = new Reporter();
+      const dependencyChecker = new DependencyChecker(this.project, reporter);
+      dependencyChecker.checkDependencies();
+    }
   }
 };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1e376b5..0f47361 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
     "glob": "^7.1.1",
     "mocha": "^5.2.0",
     "mocha-eslint": "^4.1.0",
-    "qunit-dom": "^0.7.0"
+    "qunit-dom": "^0.7.0",
+    "sinon": "^13.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "ember-cli": "~3.2.0"
diff --git a/tests/unit/index-test.js b/tests/unit/index-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8dce6fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/index-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/* eslint-env node, mocha */
+const assert = require('chai').assert;
+const sinon = require('sinon');
+const index = require('../../index');
+const DependencyChecker = require('../../lib/dependency-checker');
+
+// Simple stubbing of some basic inner workings of the module
+const indexStub = {
+  _super: { init: () => {} },
+  ...index,
+}
+
+describe('index', function () {
+  let argv;
+
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    // Keep a reference to the original arguments,
+    // since we're going to fiddle with them.
+    argv = process.argv;
+  });
+
+  afterEach(function() {
+    // Restore the original arguments and any changes made through sinon.
+    process.argv = argv;
+    sinon.restore();
+  });
+
+  describe('command passed to ember is init', function () {
+    it('does not check dependencies', function () {
+      // Arrange
+      const dependenciesChecked = sinon.stub(DependencyChecker.prototype, 'checkDependencies');
+      const extraArgs = ['/path/to/ember', 'init', 'something-else'];
+      process.argv = [...process.argv, ...extraArgs];
+
+      // Act
+      indexStub.init();
+
+      // Assert
+      assert.isFalse(dependenciesChecked.called, 'Dependencies have not been checked');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('command passed to ember is not init', function () {
+    it('checks dependencies', function () {
+      // Arrange
+      const dependenciesChecked = sinon.stub(DependencyChecker.prototype, 'checkDependencies');
+      const extraArgs = ['/path/to/ember', 'link', 'something-else'];
+      process.argv = [...process.argv, ...extraArgs];
+
+      // Act
+      indexStub.init();
+
+      // Assert
+      assert.isTrue(dependenciesChecked.called, 'Dependencies have not been checked');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 07a5189..41203cb 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6,6 +6,41 @@
   version "0.7.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sindresorhus/is/-/is-0.7.0.tgz#9a06f4f137ee84d7df0460c1fdb1135ffa6c50fd"
 
+"@sinonjs/commons@^1.6.0", "@sinonjs/commons@^1.7.0", "@sinonjs/commons@^1.8.3":
+  version "1.8.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sinonjs/commons/-/commons-1.8.3.tgz#3802ddd21a50a949b6721ddd72da36e67e7f1b2d"
+  integrity sha512-xkNcLAn/wZaX14RPlwizcKicDk9G3F8m2nU3L7Ukm5zBgTwiT0wsoFAHx9Jq56fJA1z/7uKGtCRu16sOUCLIHQ==
+  dependencies:
+    type-detect "4.0.8"
+
+"@sinonjs/fake-timers@^7.0.4":
+  version "7.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sinonjs/fake-timers/-/fake-timers-7.1.2.tgz#2524eae70c4910edccf99b2f4e6efc5894aff7b5"
+  integrity sha512-iQADsW4LBMISqZ6Ci1dupJL9pprqwcVFTcOsEmQOEhW+KLCVn/Y4Jrvg2k19fIHCp+iFprriYPTdRcQR8NbUPg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@sinonjs/commons" "^1.7.0"
+
+"@sinonjs/fake-timers@^9.0.0":
+  version "9.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sinonjs/fake-timers/-/fake-timers-9.0.0.tgz#6854809cd058c6e25b3da2fa063153eaea4ffc72"
+  integrity sha512-+shXA2X7KNP7H7qNbQTJ3SA+NQc0pZDSBrdvFSRwF8sAo/ohw+ZQFD8Moc+gnz51+1eRXtEQBpKWPiQ4jsRC/w==
+  dependencies:
+    "@sinonjs/commons" "^1.7.0"
+
+"@sinonjs/samsam@^6.1.1":
+  version "6.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sinonjs/samsam/-/samsam-6.1.1.tgz#627f7f4cbdb56e6419fa2c1a3e4751ce4f6a00b1"
+  integrity sha512-cZ7rKJTLiE7u7Wi/v9Hc2fs3Ucc3jrWeMgPHbbTCeVAB2S0wOBbYlkJVeNSL04i7fdhT8wIbDq1zhC/PXTD2SA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@sinonjs/commons" "^1.6.0"
+    lodash.get "^4.4.2"
+    type-detect "^4.0.8"
+
+"@sinonjs/text-encoding@^0.7.1":
+  version "0.7.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sinonjs/text-encoding/-/text-encoding-0.7.1.tgz#8da5c6530915653f3a1f38fd5f101d8c3f8079c5"
+  integrity sha512-+iTbntw2IZPb/anVDbypzfQa+ay64MW0Zo8aJ8gZPWMMK6/OubMVb6lUPMagqjOPnmtauXnFCACVl3O7ogjeqQ==
+
 abbrev@1:
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/abbrev/-/abbrev-1.1.1.tgz#f8f2c887ad10bf67f634f005b6987fed3179aac8"
@@ -1626,6 +1661,11 @@ diff@3.5.0, diff@^3.2.0:
   version "3.5.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/diff/-/diff-3.5.0.tgz#800c0dd1e0a8bfbc95835c202ad220fe317e5a12"
 
+diff@^5.0.0:
+  version "5.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/diff/-/diff-5.0.0.tgz#7ed6ad76d859d030787ec35855f5b1daf31d852b"
+  integrity sha512-/VTCrvm5Z0JGty/BWHljh+BAiw3IK+2j87NGMu8Nwc/f48WoDAC395uomO9ZD117ZOBaHmkX1oyLvkVM/aIT3w==
+
 doctrine@^2.1.0:
   version "2.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/doctrine/-/doctrine-2.1.0.tgz#5cd01fc101621b42c4cd7f5d1a66243716d3f39d"
@@ -2564,6 +2604,11 @@ has-flag@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/has-flag/-/has-flag-3.0.0.tgz#b5d454dc2199ae225699f3467e5a07f3b955bafd"
 
+has-flag@^4.0.0:
+  version "4.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/has-flag/-/has-flag-4.0.0.tgz#944771fd9c81c81265c4d6941860da06bb59479b"
+  integrity sha512-EykJT/Q1KjTWctppgIAgfSO0tKVuZUjhgMr17kqTumMl6Afv3EISleU7qZUzoXDFTAHTDC4NOoG/ZxU3EvlMPQ==
+
 has-symbol-support-x@^1.4.1:
   version "1.4.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/has-symbol-support-x/-/has-symbol-support-x-1.4.2.tgz#1409f98bc00247da45da67cee0a36f282ff26455"
@@ -3069,6 +3114,11 @@ jsonify@~0.0.0:
   version "0.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jsonify/-/jsonify-0.0.0.tgz#2c74b6ee41d93ca51b7b5aaee8f503631d252a73"
 
+just-extend@^4.0.2:
+  version "4.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/just-extend/-/just-extend-4.2.1.tgz#ef5e589afb61e5d66b24eca749409a8939a8c744"
+  integrity sha512-g3UB796vUFIY90VIv/WX3L2c8CS2MdWUww3CNrYmqza1Fg0DURc2K/O4YrnklBdQarSJ/y8JnJYDGc+1iumQjg==
+
 keyv@3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/keyv/-/keyv-3.0.0.tgz#44923ba39e68b12a7cec7df6c3268c031f2ef373"
@@ -3352,6 +3402,11 @@ lodash.forown@~2.3.0:
     lodash._objecttypes "~2.3.0"
     lodash.keys "~2.3.0"
 
+lodash.get@^4.4.2:
+  version "4.4.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.get/-/lodash.get-4.4.2.tgz#2d177f652fa31e939b4438d5341499dfa3825e99"
+  integrity sha1-LRd/ZS+jHpObRDjVNBSZ36OCXpk=
+
 lodash.identity@~2.3.0:
   version "2.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.identity/-/lodash.identity-2.3.0.tgz#6b01a210c9485355c2a913b48b6711219a173ded"
@@ -3809,6 +3864,17 @@ nice-try@^1.0.4:
   version "1.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nice-try/-/nice-try-1.0.4.tgz#d93962f6c52f2c1558c0fbda6d512819f1efe1c4"
 
+nise@^5.1.0:
+  version "5.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nise/-/nise-5.1.0.tgz#713ef3ed138252daef20ec035ab62b7a28be645c"
+  integrity sha512-W5WlHu+wvo3PaKLsJJkgPup2LrsXCcm7AWwyNZkUnn5rwPkuPBi3Iwk5SQtN0mv+K65k7nKKjwNQ30wg3wLAQQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@sinonjs/commons" "^1.7.0"
+    "@sinonjs/fake-timers" "^7.0.4"
+    "@sinonjs/text-encoding" "^0.7.1"
+    just-extend "^4.0.2"
+    path-to-regexp "^1.7.0"
+
 no-case@^2.2.0:
   version "2.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/no-case/-/no-case-2.3.2.tgz#60b813396be39b3f1288a4c1ed5d1e7d28b464ac"
@@ -4131,6 +4197,13 @@ path-to-regexp@0.1.7:
   version "0.1.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/path-to-regexp/-/path-to-regexp-0.1.7.tgz#df604178005f522f15eb4490e7247a1bfaa67f8c"
 
+path-to-regexp@^1.7.0:
+  version "1.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/path-to-regexp/-/path-to-regexp-1.8.0.tgz#887b3ba9d84393e87a0a0b9f4cb756198b53548a"
+  integrity sha512-n43JRhlUKUAlibEJhPeir1ncUID16QnEjNpwzNdO3Lm4ywrBpBZ5oLD0I6br9evr1Y9JTqwRtAh7JLoOzAQdVA==
+  dependencies:
+    isarray "0.0.1"
+
 path-type@^1.0.0:
   version "1.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/path-type/-/path-type-1.1.0.tgz#59c44f7ee491da704da415da5a4070ba4f8fe441"
@@ -4633,6 +4706,18 @@ silent-error@^1.0.0, silent-error@^1.0.1, silent-error@^1.1.0:
   dependencies:
     debug "^2.2.0"
 
+sinon@^13.0.0:
+  version "13.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sinon/-/sinon-13.0.0.tgz#3701f90204a1baa7457a3da70c9adcf335e92056"
+  integrity sha512-3tjMDB/tY04b06Bnb4aMKQfNrau2C9HET+R4HVWfv2KegDVLGg4wnBqjVepvxR7S7R1GTwDZzEv52tpFipt6yA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@sinonjs/commons" "^1.8.3"
+    "@sinonjs/fake-timers" "^9.0.0"
+    "@sinonjs/samsam" "^6.1.1"
+    diff "^5.0.0"
+    nise "^5.1.0"
+    supports-color "^7.2.0"
+
 slash@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/slash/-/slash-1.0.0.tgz#c41f2f6c39fc16d1cd17ad4b5d896114ae470d55"
@@ -4931,6 +5016,13 @@ supports-color@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/supports-color/-/supports-color-2.0.0.tgz#535d045ce6b6363fa40117084629995e9df324c7"
 
+supports-color@^7.2.0:
+  version "7.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/supports-color/-/supports-color-7.2.0.tgz#1b7dcdcb32b8138801b3e478ba6a51caa89648da"
+  integrity sha512-qpCAvRl9stuOHveKsn7HncJRvv501qIacKzQlO/+Lwxc9+0q2wLyv4Dfvt80/DPn2pqOBsJdDiogXGR9+OvwRw==
+  dependencies:
+    has-flag "^4.0.0"
+
 symlink-or-copy@^1.0.0, symlink-or-copy@^1.0.1, symlink-or-copy@^1.1.8, symlink-or-copy@^1.2.0:
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/symlink-or-copy/-/symlink-or-copy-1.2.0.tgz#5d49108e2ab824a34069b68974486c290020b393"
@@ -5108,7 +5200,7 @@ type-check@~0.3.2:
   dependencies:
     prelude-ls "~1.1.2"
 
-type-detect@^4.0.0:
+type-detect@4.0.8, type-detect@^4.0.0, type-detect@^4.0.8:
   version "4.0.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/type-detect/-/type-detect-4.0.8.tgz#7646fb5f18871cfbb7749e69bd39a6388eb7450c"