diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 80b7ae0..b71c95f 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ if [[ "$answer" == "y" ]]; then
     echo \"ADMIN_EMAIL='${directus_admin_email}'\" >> ${env_file} &&\
     echo \"ADMIN_PASSWORD='${directus_admin_password}'\" >> ${env_file} &&\
     cd ${cms_folder} &&\
+    npm init -y &&\
     npx directus bootstrap" $username
 fi