diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 240f2ebf7..f3d2c86ee 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ class ServerlessWebpack {
       'before:offline:start': () => BbPromise.bind(this)
         .then(this.validate)
         .then(this.wpwatch),
+      
+      'before:offline:start:init': () => BbPromise.bind(this)
+        .then(this.validate)
+        .then(this.wpwatch),
+      
     };
   }
 }