diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 46e70e2..8915193 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -260,6 +260,16 @@ func runInit() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	envPath := filepath.Join(cwd, ".env")
+	if _, err := os.Stat(envPath); err != nil {
+		if !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err := os.WriteFile(envPath, []byte("# PocketBase env overrides\n"), 0o644); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	fmt.Printf("Initialized PocketBase project %q\n", serviceName)
 	return nil
 }