diff --git a/.changeset/curly-clocks-warn.md b/.changeset/curly-clocks-warn.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..42316cc7e93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/curly-clocks-warn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@graphql-codegen/cli': patch
+---
+
+Prevent cli from early returning when run init command.
diff --git a/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/cli.ts b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/cli.ts
index 8dd67671367..5a8374ba0cb 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/cli.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export async function runCli(cmd: string): Promise<number> {
   await ensureGraphQlPackage();
 
   if (cmd === 'init') {
-    init();
+    await init();
     return 0;
   }