diff --git a/cmd/init.go b/cmd/init.go
index 062b613..a5acf28 100644
--- a/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cmd/init.go
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	initCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	skipLicense = false
+	initCmd     = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "init [path]",
 		Aliases: []string{"initialize", "initialise", "create"},
 		Short:   "Initialize a Cobra Application",
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ func initializeProject(args []string) (string, error) {
 		Copyright:    copyrightLine(),
 		Viper:        viper.GetBool("useViper"),
 		AppName:      path.Base(modName),
+		SkipLicence:  skipLicense,
 	}
 
 	if err := project.Create(); err != nil {
@@ -107,6 +109,10 @@ func parseModInfo() (Mod, CurDir) {
 	return mod, dir
 }
 
+func init() {
+	initCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&skipLicense, "skipLicense", "s", false, "skip license creation")
+}
+
 type Mod struct {
 	Path, Dir, GoMod string
 }
diff --git a/cmd/init_test.go b/cmd/init_test.go
index 0461552..470d600 100644
--- a/cmd/init_test.go
+++ b/cmd/init_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
@@ -31,16 +32,30 @@ func TestGoldenInitCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
 
 	tests := []struct {
-		name      string
-		args      []string
-		pkgName   string
-		expectErr bool
+		name            string
+		pkgName         string
+		args            []string
+		expectedFiles   []string
+		unexpectedFiles []string
+		expectErr       bool
+		skipLicense     bool
 	}{
 		{
-			name:      "successfully creates a project based on module",
-			args:      []string{"testproject"},
-			pkgName:   "github.com/spf13/testproject",
-			expectErr: false,
+			name:          "successfully creates a project based on module",
+			args:          []string{"testproject"},
+			pkgName:       "github.com/spf13/testproject",
+			expectErr:     false,
+			expectedFiles: []string{"LICENSE", "main.go", "cmd/root.go"},
+			skipLicense:   false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "successfully creates a project based on module",
+			args:            []string{"testproject"},
+			pkgName:         "github.com/spf13/testproject",
+			expectErr:       false,
+			expectedFiles:   []string{"main.go", "cmd/root.go"},
+			unexpectedFiles: []string{"LICENSE"},
+			skipLicense:     true,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -49,27 +64,30 @@ func TestGoldenInitCmd(t *testing.T) {
 
 			viper.Set("useViper", true)
 			viper.Set("license", "apache")
+
+			if tt.skipLicense {
+				skipLicense = true
+			}
+
 			projectPath, err := initializeProject(tt.args)
 			defer func() {
 				if projectPath != "" {
-					os.RemoveAll(projectPath)
+					_ = os.RemoveAll(projectPath)
 				}
 			}()
 
 			if !tt.expectErr && err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("did not expect an error, got %s", err)
 			}
-			if tt.expectErr {
-				if err == nil {
-					t.Fatal("expected an error but got none")
-				} else {
-					// got an expected error nothing more to do
-					return
-				}
+			if tt.expectErr && err == nil {
+				t.Fatal("expected an error but got none")
 			}
 
-			expectedFiles := []string{"LICENSE", "main.go", "cmd/root.go"}
-			for _, f := range expectedFiles {
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+
+			for _, f := range tt.expectedFiles {
 				generatedFile := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", projectPath, f)
 				goldenFile := fmt.Sprintf("testdata/%s.golden", filepath.Base(f))
 				err := compareFiles(generatedFile, goldenFile)
@@ -77,6 +95,14 @@ func TestGoldenInitCmd(t *testing.T) {
 					t.Fatal(err)
 				}
 			}
+
+			for _, f := range tt.unexpectedFiles {
+				path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", projectPath, f)
+				if _, err := os.Stat(path); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+					continue
+				}
+				t.Fatalf("%s should not be generated", path)
+			}
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/licenses.go b/cmd/licenses.go
index 30c7b24..b9b6132 100644
--- a/cmd/licenses.go
+++ b/cmd/licenses.go
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ func init() {
 
 // getLicense returns license specified by user in flag or in config.
 // If user didn't specify the license, it returns none
-//
-// TODO: Inspect project for existing license
 func getLicense() License {
 	// If explicitly flagged, use that.
 	if userLicense != "" {
diff --git a/cmd/project.go b/cmd/project.go
index ec8980e..532ff09 100644
--- a/cmd/project.go
+++ b/cmd/project.go
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ type Project struct {
 	PkgName      string
 	Copyright    string
 	AbsolutePath string
+	AppName      string
 	Legal        License
 	Viper        bool
-	AppName      string
+	SkipLicence  bool
 }
 
 type Command struct {
@@ -69,6 +70,10 @@ func (p *Project) Create() error {
 }
 
 func (p *Project) createLicenseFile() error {
+	if p.SkipLicence {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	data := map[string]interface{}{
 		"copyright": copyrightLine(),
 	}