diff --git a/.changeset/beige-boxes-punch.md b/.changeset/beige-boxes-punch.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85d7d1dfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/beige-boxes-punch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@graphprotocol/graph-cli': patch
+---
+
+fix flag startup bug
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts
index 4c35dfd8c..d9b9e020b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export default class InitCommand extends Command {
         'The --skip-git flag will be removed in the next major version. By default we will stop initializing a Git repository.',
       );
     }
-    if ((!fromContract || !spkgPath) && !network && !fromExample) {
+    if ((fromContract || spkgPath) && !network && !fromExample) {
       this.error('--network is required when using --from-contract or --spkg');
     }