diff --git a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-init-announce-refs.md b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-init-announce-refs.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da387c24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-init-announce-refs.md
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+
+To create your first radicle project, navigate to a git repository, and run
+the `init` command:
+
+```
+$ rad init --name heartwood --description "Radicle Heartwood Protocol & Stack" --no-confirm
+
+Initializing local 🌱 project in .
+
+ok Project heartwood created
+{
+  "name": "heartwood",
+  "description": "Radicle Heartwood Protocol & Stack",
+  "defaultBranch": "master"
+}
+ok Announcing refs..
+
+Your project id is rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji. You can show it any time by running:
+    rad .
+
+To publish your project to the network, run:
+    rad push
+
+```
diff --git a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-init.md b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-init.md
index 3cbfb7de..31343d1a 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-init.md
+++ b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-init.md
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ ok Project heartwood created
   "defaultBranch": "master"
 }
 
-
 Your project id is rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji. You can show it any time by running:
     rad .
 
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands/init.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands/init.rs
index 929b9097..87206495 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/commands/init.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands/init.rs
@@ -212,10 +212,7 @@ pub fn init(options: Options, profile: &profile::Profile) -> anyhow::Result<()>
             ));
             spinner.finish();
 
-            if interactive.no() {
-                term::blob(json::to_string_pretty(&proj)?);
-                term::blank();
-            }
+            term::blob(json::to_string_pretty(&proj)?);
 
             if options.set_upstream || git::branch_remote(&repo, proj.default_branch()).is_err() {
                 // Setup eg. `master` -> `rad/master`
diff --git a/radicle-cli/tests/commands.rs b/radicle-cli/tests/commands.rs
index 34a65f14..73838fea 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/tests/commands.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/tests/commands.rs
@@ -172,3 +172,40 @@ fn rad_clone() {
 
     test("examples/rad-clone.md", working, Some(&bob.home), []).unwrap();
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn rad_init_announce_refs() {
+    logger::init(log::Level::Debug);
+
+    let mut environment = Environment::new();
+    let alice = environment.node("alice");
+    let bob = environment.node("bob");
+    let working = environment.tmp().join("working");
+
+    let alice = alice.spawn(Config::default());
+    let mut bob = bob.spawn(Config::default());
+
+    bob.connect(&alice);
+
+    fixtures::repository(working.join("alice"));
+
+    // Alice initializes a repo after her node has started, and after bob has connected to it.
+    test(
+        "examples/rad-init-announce-refs.md",
+        &working.join("alice"),
+        Some(&alice.home),
+        [],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    // Wait for bob to get any updates to the routing table.
+    bob.converge([&alice]);
+
+    test(
+        "examples/rad-clone.md",
+        working.join("bob"),
+        Some(&bob.home),
+        [],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/radicle-cli/tests/framework/mod.rs b/radicle-cli/tests/framework/mod.rs
index 7c6f6300..be2487aa 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/tests/framework/mod.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/tests/framework/mod.rs
@@ -166,9 +166,6 @@ impl TestFormula {
                 };
                 log::debug!(target: "test", "Running `{}` in `{}`..", cmd.display(), self.cwd.display());
 
-                if !cmd.exists() {
-                    log::error!(target: "test", "Command {} does not exist..", cmd.display());
-                }
                 if !self.cwd.exists() {
                     log::error!(target: "test", "Directory {} does not exist..", self.cwd.display());
                 }
@@ -187,6 +184,9 @@ impl TestFormula {
                         assert.stdout_matches(&assertion.expected).success();
                     }
                     Err(err) => {
+                        if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotFound {
+                            log::error!(target: "test", "Command `{}` does not exist..", cmd.display());
+                        }
                         return Err(io::Error::new(
                             err.kind(),
                             format!("{err}: `{}`", cmd.display()),
diff --git a/radicle-node/src/service.rs b/radicle-node/src/service.rs
index 3ca20a72..ef75bd05 100644
--- a/radicle-node/src/service.rs
+++ b/radicle-node/src/service.rs
@@ -1001,6 +1001,11 @@ where
         let peers = self.sessions.negotiated().map(|(_, p)| p);
         let timestamp = self.clock.as_secs();
 
+        // Make sure our local routing table is up to date with new repositories.
+        if let Err(e) = self.routing.insert(id, self.node_id(), timestamp) {
+            log::error!(target: "service", "Failed to update routing table with repository {id}: {e}");
+        }
+
         if remote.refs.len() > Refs::max() {
             error!(
                 target: "service",