diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e690069d7..9548db9c3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 	"scripts": {
 		"build": "tsup",
 		"format": "prettier .",
-		"initialize": "tsx ./bin/index.js --mode initialize",
+		"initialize": "pnpm build --no-dts && tsx ./bin/index.js --mode initialize",
 		"lint": "eslint . --max-warnings 0",
 		"lint:knip": "knip",
 		"lint:md": "markdownlint \"**/*.md\" \".github/**/*.md\" --rules sentences-per-line",
diff --git a/src/steps/writing/creation/index.test.ts b/src/steps/writing/creation/index.test.ts
index 027bff8e2..06b4db9df 100644
--- a/src/steps/writing/creation/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/steps/writing/creation/index.test.ts
@@ -251,7 +251,8 @@ describe("createStructure", () => {
 						"tsx",
 					),
 					scripts: {
-						initialize: "tsx ./bin/index.js --mode initialize",
+						initialize:
+							"pnpm build --no-dts && tsx ./bin/index.js --mode initialize",
 						"test:create": "npx tsx script/create-test-e2e.ts",
 						"test:initialize": "npx tsx script/initialize-test-e2e.ts",
 						"test:migrate": "vitest run -r script/",