diff --git a/lib/commands/create.js b/lib/commands/create.js
index d9e79cb..5bc1684 100644
--- a/lib/commands/create.js
+++ b/lib/commands/create.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module.exports = {
     {
       name: 'import',
       boolean: true,
-      default: true,
+      default: false,
       help: 'Import files in the given directory'
     },
     {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function create (opts) {
     if (err) return exit(err)
 
     // General Archive Info
-    output[0] = `Dat ${opts.live !== false ? 'Archive' : 'Snapshot Archive'} initialized: ${dat.path}`
+    output[0] = `Dat ${opts.live !== false ? 'Archive' : 'Snapshot Archive'} created: ${dat.path}`
     if (dat.key) output[1] = ui.link(dat.key) + '\n'
     else output[1] = 'Creating link...' + '\n'
     if (opts.quiet && dat.key) process.stdout.write(ui.link(dat.key))
diff --git a/tests/create.js b/tests/create.js
index 3324c24..7713afd 100644
--- a/tests/create.js
+++ b/tests/create.js
@@ -14,12 +14,32 @@ try { fs.unlinkSync(path.join(fixtures, '.DS_Store')) } catch (e) { /* ignore er
 // start without dat.json
 try { fs.unlinkSync(path.join(fixtures, 'dat.json')) } catch (e) { /* ignore error */ }
 
-test('create - default opts', function (t) {
+test('create - default opts no import', function (t) {
   rimraf.sync(path.join(fixtures, '.dat'))
-  // cmd: dat create
+
   var cmd = dat + ' create'
   var st = spawn(t, cmd, {cwd: fixtures})
 
+  st.stdout.match(function (output) {
+    var datCreated = output.indexOf('created') > -1
+    if (!datCreated) return false
+
+    t.ok(help.isDir(path.join(fixtures, '.dat')), 'creates dat directory')
+
+    st.kill()
+    return true
+  })
+  st.succeeds('exits after create finishes')
+  st.stderr.empty()
+  st.end()
+})
+
+test('create - default opts with import', function (t) {
+  rimraf.sync(path.join(fixtures, '.dat'))
+  // cmd: dat create
+  var cmd = dat + ' create --import'
+  var st = spawn(t, cmd, {cwd: fixtures})
+
   st.stdout.match(function (output) {
     var importFinished = output.indexOf('import finished') > -1
     if (!importFinished) return false
@@ -104,7 +124,7 @@ test('create - quiet only prints link', function (t) {
 
 test('create - init alias okay', function (t) {
   rimraf.sync(path.join(fixtures, '.dat'))
-  var cmd = dat + ' init'
+  var cmd = dat + ' init --import'
   var st = spawn(t, cmd, {cwd: fixtures})
 
   st.stderr.empty()
@@ -120,7 +140,7 @@ test('create - init alias okay', function (t) {
 
 test('create - with path', function (t) {
   rimraf.sync(path.join(fixtures, '.dat'))
-  var cmd = dat + ' create ' + fixtures
+  var cmd = dat + ' create --import ' + fixtures
   var st = spawn(t, cmd)
 
   st.stderr.empty()
diff --git a/tests/snapshot.js b/tests/snapshot.js
index 9fc10b4..f4bd93e 100644
--- a/tests/snapshot.js
+++ b/tests/snapshot.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ test('snapshot - default opts', function (t) {
     t.ok(output.indexOf('tests/fixtures') > -1, 'prints dir')
     t.ok(output.match(fileRe), 'total size: files okay')
     t.ok(output.match(bytesRe), 'total size: bytes okay')
-
     st.kill()
     return true
   })
diff --git a/tests/sync-owner.js b/tests/sync-owner.js
index 1208470..6d730ca 100644
--- a/tests/sync-owner.js
+++ b/tests/sync-owner.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ test('sync-owner - errors without create first', function (t) {
 test('sync-owner - create a dat for syncing', function (t) {
   rimraf.sync(path.join(fixtures, '.dat'))
   // cmd: dat create
-  var cmd = dat + ' create'
+  var cmd = dat + ' create --import'
   var st = spawn(t, cmd, {cwd: fixtures})
   st.stdout.match(function (output) {
     var importFinished = output.indexOf('import finished') > -1
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ test('sync-owner - default opts', function (t) {
 test('sync-owner - create without import for syncing', function (t) {
   rimraf.sync(path.join(fixtures, '.dat'))
   // cmd: dat create
-  var cmd = dat + ' create --no-import'
+  var cmd = dat + ' create'
   var st = spawn(t, cmd, {cwd: fixtures})
   st.stdout.match(function (output) {
-    if (output.indexOf('Archive initialized') > -1) return true
+    if (output.indexOf('created') > -1) return true
     return false
   })
   st.succeeds()