diff --git a/ahoy.go b/ahoy.go
index 379aec3..3809ec5 100644
--- a/ahoy.go
+++ b/ahoy.go
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ func logger(errType string, text string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func fileExists(filename string) bool {
+	info, err := os.Stat(filename)
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return !info.IsDir()
+}
+
 func getConfigPath(sourcefile string) (string, error) {
 	var err error
 	var config = ""
@@ -92,26 +100,26 @@ func getConfigPath(sourcefile string) (string, error) {
 		// Chop off the last part of the path.
 		dir = path.Dir(dir)
 	}
-	logger("debug", "Can't find a .ahoy.yml file.")
+	logger("debug", "Can't find an .ahoy.yml file.")
 	return "", err
 }
 
 func getConfig(file string) (Config, error) {
 	var config = Config{}
-	yamlFile, err := ioutil.ReadFile(file)
+	yamlFile, err := os.ReadFile(file)
 	if err != nil {
 		err = errors.New("an ahoy config file couldn't be found in your path. You can create an example one by using 'ahoy init'")
 		return config, err
 	}
 
-	// Extract the yaml file into the config varaible.
+	// Extract the yaml file into the config variable.
 	err = yaml.Unmarshal(yamlFile, &config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return config, err
 	}
 
 	// All ahoy files (and imports) must specify the ahoy version.
-	// This is so we can support backwards compatability in the future.
+	// This is so we can support backwards compatibility in the future.
 	if config.AhoyAPI != "v2" {
 		err = errors.New("Ahoy only supports API version 'v2', but '" + config.AhoyAPI + "' given in " + sourcefile)
 		return config, err
@@ -138,8 +146,8 @@ func getSubCommands(includes []string) []cli.Command {
 			include = filepath.Join(AhoyConf.srcDir, include)
 		}
 		if _, err := os.Stat(include); err != nil {
-			//Skipping files that cannot be loaded allows us to separate
-			//subcommands into public and private.
+			// Skipping files that cannot be loaded allows us to separate
+			// subcommands into public and private.
 			continue
 		}
 		config, _ := getConfig(include)
@@ -258,9 +266,40 @@ func addDefaultCommands(commands []cli.Command) []cli.Command {
 	defaultInitCmd := cli.Command{
 		Name:  "init",
 		Usage: "Initialize a new .ahoy.yml config file in the current directory.",
+		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+			cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:  "force",
+				Usage: "force overwriting the .ahoy.yml file in the current directory.",
+			},
+		},
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
+			if fileExists(filepath.Join(".", ".ahoy.yml")) {
+				if c.Bool("force") {
+					fmt.Println("Warning: '--force' parameter passed, overwriting .ahoy.yml in current directory.")
+				} else {
+					fmt.Println("Warning: .ahoy.yml found in current directory.")
+					fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, "Are you sure you wish to overwrite it with an example file, y/N ? ")
+					reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
+					char, _, err := reader.ReadRune()
+					if err != nil {
+						fmt.Println(err)
+					}
+					// If "y" or "Y", continue and overwrite.
+					// Anything else, exit.
+					if char != 'y' && char != 'Y' {
+						fmt.Println("Abort: exiting without overwriting.")
+						os.Exit(0)
+					}
+					if len(c.Args()) > 0 {
+						fmt.Println("Ok, overwriting .ahoy.yml in current directory with specified file.")
+					} else {
+						fmt.Println("Ok, overwriting .ahoy.yml in current directory with example file.")
+					}
+				}
+			}
 			// Grab the URL or use a default for the initial ahoy file.
 			// Allows users to define their own files to call to init.
+			// TODO: Make file downloading OS-independent.
 			var wgetURL = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ahoy-cli/ahoy/master/examples/examples.ahoy.yml"
 			if len(c.Args()) > 0 {
 				wgetURL = c.Args()[0]
@@ -273,7 +312,11 @@ func addDefaultCommands(commands []cli.Command) []cli.Command {
 				fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr)
 				os.Exit(1)
 			} else {
-				fmt.Println("example.ahoy.yml downloaded to the current directory. You can customize it to suit your needs!")
+				if len(c.Args()) > 0 {
+					fmt.Println("Your specified .ahoy.yml has been downloaded to the current directory.")
+				} else {
+					fmt.Println("Example .ahoy.yml downloaded to the current directory. You can customize it to suit your needs!")
+				}
 			}
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/ahoy_test.go b/ahoy_test.go
index 9ef2cc5..998e9a6 100644
--- a/ahoy_test.go
+++ b/ahoy_test.go
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ func TestGetCommands(t *testing.T) {
 		Usage:   "Test getSubCommands Usage.",
 		AhoyAPI: "v2",
 		Commands: map[string]Command{
-			"test-command": Command{
+			"test-command": {
 				Description: "Testing example Command.",
 				Usage:       "test-command a",
 				Cmd:         "echo a.ahoy.yml",
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ func TestGetConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		Usage:   "Test example usage.",
 		AhoyAPI: "v2",
 		Commands: map[string]Command{
-			"test-command": Command{
+			"test-command": {
 				Description: "Testing example Command.",
 				Usage:       "test-command",
 				Cmd:         "echo 'Hello World'",
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ func TestGetConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	testYaml, err := yaml.Marshal(expected)
 
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Error("Something went wrong mashelling the test object.")
+		t.Error("Something went wrong mashalling the test object.")
 	}
 
 	testFile.Write([]byte(testYaml))
@@ -210,14 +211,14 @@ func TestGetConfig(t *testing.T) {
 func TestGetConfigPath(t *testing.T) {
 	// Passinng empty string.
 	pwd, _ := os.Getwd()
-	expected := pwd + "/.ahoy.yml"
+	expected := filepath.Join(pwd, ".ahoy.yml")
 	actual, _ := getConfigPath("")
 	if expected != actual {
 		t.Errorf("ahoy docker override-example: expected - %s; actual - %s", string(expected), string(actual))
 	}
 
 	// Passing known path works as expected
-	expected = pwd + "/.ahoy.yml"
+	expected = filepath.Join(pwd, ".ahoy.yml")
 	actual, _ = getConfigPath(expected)
 
 	if expected != actual {
@@ -244,7 +245,7 @@ func appRun(args []string) (string, error) {
 
 	w.Close()
 	//@aashil thinks this reads from the command line
-	out, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(r)
+	out, _ := io.ReadAll(r)
 	os.Stdout = stdout
 	return string(out), nil
 }
diff --git a/tests/no-ahoy-file.bats b/tests/no-ahoy-file.bats
index 60aa2db..6aec00f 100644
--- a/tests/no-ahoy-file.bats
+++ b/tests/no-ahoy-file.bats
@@ -22,5 +22,13 @@ teardown() {
 
 @test "run ahoy init without a .ahoy.yml file" {
   run ./ahoy init
-  [ "${lines[-1]}" == "example.ahoy.yml downloaded to the current directory. You can customize it to suit your needs!" ]
+  [ "${lines[-1]}" == "Example .ahoy.yml downloaded to the current directory. You can customize it to suit your needs!" ]
+}
+
+@test "run ahoy init with a existing .ahoy.yml file in the current directory" {
+  cp tmp.ahoy.yml .ahoy.yml
+  run ./ahoy init --force
+  [ "${lines[0]}" == "Warning: '--force' parameter passed, overwriting .ahoy.yml in current directory." ]
+  [ "${lines[-1]}" == "Example .ahoy.yml downloaded to the current directory. You can customize it to suit your needs!" ]
+  rm .ahoy.yml
 }