diff --git a/cmd/subcmd_init.go b/cmd/subcmd_init.go
index 8966bb1..7ef903f 100644
--- a/cmd/subcmd_init.go
+++ b/cmd/subcmd_init.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -32,8 +33,9 @@ var cmd_init = &cobra.Command{
 		// Get all the config values
 		get_val := func(prompt string, val *string) {
 			fmt.Printf("%s (%q): ", prompt, *val)
-			input := ""
-			Must(fmt.Scanln(&input))
+			scanner := bufio.NewScanner(os.Stdin)
+			scanner.Scan()
+			input := scanner.Text()
 			if input != "" {
 				*val = input
 			}
diff --git a/ops/gas_init_test.sh b/ops/gas_init_test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5ea4328
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ops/gas_init_test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# ------------------
+# This is a test script that initializes a new project.
+# ------------------
+
+
+set -e
+set -x
+
+PS4='+(${BASH_SOURCE}:${LINENO}): '
+cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.."
+
+# Compile `gas`
+gas="/tmp/gas"
+go build -o $gas ./cmd
+
+test_project="/memory/test_gasproj"
+if [[ -e $test_project ]]; then
+    rm -r "$test_project"
+fi
+
+$gas init "$test_project" <<EOF
+mymodule
+mydb.db
+prog
+EOF
+
+
+# Notify success in green
+echo -e "\033[32mAll tests passed.  Finished successfully.\033[0m"