diff --git a/cli/internal/cmd/init.go b/cli/internal/cmd/init.go
index 113c2a14c..44424f918 100644
--- a/cli/internal/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cli/internal/cmd/init.go
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ func NewInitCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			// Define flags for apply backend that are not set by init
 			cmd.Flags().Bool("yes", false, "")
-			// Don't skip any phases
-			// The apply backend should handle init calls correctly
-			cmd.Flags().StringSlice("skip-phases", []string{}, "")
+			cmd.Flags().StringSlice("skip-phases", []string{string(skipInfrastructurePhase)}, "")
 			cmd.Flags().Duration("timeout", time.Hour, "")
 			return runApply(cmd, args)
 		},