diff --git a/cmd/task/task.go b/cmd/task/task.go
index cf07a5be..6838654c 100644
--- a/cmd/task/task.go
+++ b/cmd/task/task.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func run() error {
-	logger := &logger.Logger{
+	log := &logger.Logger{
 		Stdout:  os.Stdout,
 		Stderr:  os.Stderr,
 		Verbose: flags.Verbose,
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func run() error {
 	}
 
 	if flags.Experiments {
-		return experiments.List(logger)
+		return experiments.List(log)
 	}
 
 	if flags.Init {
@@ -77,9 +77,18 @@ func run() error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
 		if err := task.InitTaskfile(os.Stdout, wd); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
+		if !flags.Silent {
+			if flags.Verbose {
+				log.Outf(logger.Default, "%s\n", task.DefaultTaskfile)
+			}
+			log.Outf(logger.Green, "%s created in the current directory\n", task.DefaultTaskFilename)
+		}
+
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -146,7 +155,7 @@ func run() error {
 		return err
 	}
 	if experiments.AnyVariables.Enabled {
-		logger.Warnf("The 'Any Variables' experiment flag is no longer required to use non-map variable types. If you wish to use map variables, please use 'TASK_X_MAP_VARIABLES' instead. See https://github.com/go-task/task/issues/1585\n")
+		log.Warnf("The 'Any Variables' experiment flag is no longer required to use non-map variable types. If you wish to use map variables, please use 'TASK_X_MAP_VARIABLES' instead. See https://github.com/go-task/task/issues/1585\n")
 	}
 
 	// If the download flag is specified, we should stop execution as soon as
diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index 79d04348..69c31b91 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package task
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v3/internal/filepathext"
 )
 
-const defaultTaskfile = `# https://taskfile.dev
+const DefaultTaskfile = `# https://taskfile.dev
 
 version: '3'
 
@@ -23,19 +22,19 @@ tasks:
     silent: true
 `
 
-const defaultTaskfileName = "Taskfile.yml"
+const DefaultTaskFilename = "Taskfile.yml"
 
-// InitTaskfile Taskfile creates a new Taskfile
+// InitTaskfile creates a new Taskfile
 func InitTaskfile(w io.Writer, dir string) error {
-	f := filepathext.SmartJoin(dir, defaultTaskfileName)
+	f := filepathext.SmartJoin(dir, DefaultTaskFilename)
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(f); err == nil {
 		return errors.TaskfileAlreadyExistsError{}
 	}
 
-	if err := os.WriteFile(f, []byte(defaultTaskfile), 0o644); err != nil {
+	if err := os.WriteFile(f, []byte(DefaultTaskfile), 0o644); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s created in the current directory\n", defaultTaskfile)
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/init_test.go b/init_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f4ccc79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package task_test
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/go-task/task/v3"
+	"github.com/go-task/task/v3/internal/filepathext"
+)
+
+func TestInit(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	const dir = "testdata/init"
+	file := filepathext.SmartJoin(dir, "Taskfile.yml")
+
+	_ = os.Remove(file)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(file); err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("Taskfile.yml should not exist")
+	}
+
+	if err := task.InitTaskfile(io.Discard, dir); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(file); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Taskfile.yml should exist")
+	}
+	_ = os.Remove(file)
+}
diff --git a/task_test.go b/task_test.go
index e1a1a918..eea4f854 100644
--- a/task_test.go
+++ b/task_test.go
@@ -1011,27 +1011,6 @@ func TestCmdsVariables(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, buff.String(), tf)
 }
 
-func TestInit(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-
-	const dir = "testdata/init"
-	file := filepathext.SmartJoin(dir, "Taskfile.yml")
-
-	_ = os.Remove(file)
-	if _, err := os.Stat(file); err == nil {
-		t.Errorf("Taskfile.yml should not exist")
-	}
-
-	if err := task.InitTaskfile(io.Discard, dir); err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
-	}
-
-	if _, err := os.Stat(file); err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Taskfile.yml should exist")
-	}
-	_ = os.Remove(file)
-}
-
 func TestCyclicDep(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()