diff --git a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-init-sync.md b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-init-sync.md
index d7cc0106..3ae61837 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-init-sync.md
+++ b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-init-sync.md
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ $ rad init --name heartwood --description "Radicle Heartwood Protocol & Stack" -
 Initializing local 🌱 project in .
 
 ✓ Project heartwood created
-{
-  "name": "heartwood",
-  "description": "Radicle Heartwood Protocol & Stack",
-  "defaultBranch": "master"
-}
 ✓ Syncing inventory..
 ✓ Announcing inventory..
 
diff --git a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-init.md b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-init.md
index 0b9c0526..6d1329f1 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-init.md
+++ b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-init.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ 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 --no-track
+$ rad init --name heartwood --description "Radicle Heartwood Protocol & Stack" --no-confirm --no-track -v
 
 Initializing local 🌱 project in .
 
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands/init.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands/init.rs
index e676b8c3..40dc1214 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/commands/init.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands/init.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Options
     --setup-signing      Setup the radicle key as a signing key for this repository
     --announce           Announce the new project to the network
     --no-confirm         Don't ask for confirmation during setup
+    --verbose, -v        Verbose mode
     --help               Print help
 "#,
 };
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ pub struct Options {
     pub setup_signing: bool,
     pub set_upstream: bool,
     pub announce: bool,
+    pub verbose: bool,
     pub track: bool,
 }
 
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ impl Args for Options {
         let mut setup_signing = false;
         let mut announce = false;
         let mut track = true;
+        let mut verbose = false;
 
         while let Some(arg) = parser.next()? {
             match arg {
@@ -117,6 +120,9 @@ impl Args for Options {
                 Long("no-track") => {
                     track = false;
                 }
+                Long("verbose") | Short('v') => {
+                    verbose = true;
+                }
                 Long("help") => {
                     return Err(Error::Help.into());
                 }
@@ -138,6 +144,7 @@ impl Args for Options {
                 setup_signing,
                 announce,
                 track,
+                verbose,
             },
             vec![],
         ))
@@ -222,7 +229,9 @@ pub fn init(options: Options, profile: &profile::Profile) -> anyhow::Result<()>
             ));
             spinner.finish();
 
-            term::blob(json::to_string_pretty(&proj)?);
+            if options.verbose {
+                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-httpd/src/test.rs b/radicle-httpd/src/test.rs
index 9f7e5146..d3a65691 100644
--- a/radicle-httpd/src/test.rs
+++ b/radicle-httpd/src/test.rs
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ pub fn seed(dir: &Path) -> Context {
             set_upstream: false,
             announce: false,
             track: false,
+            verbose: false,
         },
         &profile,
     )