diff --git a/packages/react-native/cli.js b/packages/react-native/cli.js
index 28c17f96a0656b..416bd2775590c6 100755
--- a/packages/react-native/cli.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/cli.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ let cli = {
 };
 
 const isNpxRuntime = process.env.npm_lifecycle_event === 'npx';
+const isInitCommand = process.argv[2] === 'init';
 const DEFAULT_REGISTRY_HOST =
   process.env.npm_config_registry ?? 'https://registry.npmjs.org/';
 const HEAD = '1000.0.0';
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ async function getLatestVersion(registryHost = DEFAULT_REGISTRY_HOST) {
  * @see https://github.com/react-native-community/discussions-and-proposals/tree/main/proposals/0759-react-native-frameworks.md
  */
 function warnWhenRunningInit() {
-  if (process.argv[2] === 'init') {
+  if (isInitCommand) {
     console.warn(
       `\nRunning: ${chalk.grey.bold('npx @react-native-community/cli init')}\n`,
     );
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ function warnWhenRunningInit() {
  * @see https://github.com/react-native-community/discussions-and-proposals/tree/main/proposals/0759-react-native-frameworks.md
  */
 function warnWithDeprecationSchedule() {
-  if (process.argv[2] !== 'init') {
+  if (!isInitCommand) {
     return;
   }
 
@@ -127,7 +128,12 @@ ${chalk.yellow('⚠')}️ The \`init\` command is deprecated.
  *
  */
 async function main() {
-  if (isNpxRuntime && !process.env.SKIP && currentVersion !== HEAD) {
+  if (
+    isNpxRuntime &&
+    !process.env.SKIP &&
+    currentVersion !== HEAD &&
+    isInitCommand
+  ) {
     try {
       const latest = await getLatestVersion();
       // TODO: T184416093 When cli is deprecated, remove semver from package.json