diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/init.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/init.ts
index 9532eca04..fbc3e195a 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { colors } from 'consola/utils'
 import { downloadTemplate, startShell } from 'giget'
 import { installDependencies } from 'nypm'
 import { $fetch } from 'ofetch'
-import { join, relative, resolve } from 'pathe'
+import { relative, resolve } from 'pathe'
 import { hasTTY } from 'std-env'
 
 import { x } from 'tinyexec'
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ export default defineCommand({
       const args: string[] = [
         'add',
         ...modulesToAdd,
-        `--cwd=${join(ctx.args.cwd, ctx.args.dir)}`,
+        `--cwd=${templateDownloadPath}`,
         ctx.args.install ? '' : '--skipInstall',
         ctx.args.logLevel ? `--logLevel=${ctx.args.logLevel}` : '',
       ].filter(Boolean)