diff --git a/.changes/fix-init.md b/.changes/fix-init.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e818054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/fix-init.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'tauri-vscode': patch
+---
+
+Fix `Tauri: Init` command. That command tried to detect workspaces with a `src-tauri` directory, which does not exist yet when `Init` is used.
+
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index d8cbe373..6c645f19 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ function runTauriInit(): void {
     () => {
       const paths = __getNpmProjectsPaths()
       return paths.filter((p) => {
-        return fs.existsSync(path.join(p, 'src-tauri'))
+        return !fs.existsSync(path.join(p, 'src-tauri'))
       })
     }
   )