diff --git a/apps/oxlint/src/lib.rs b/apps/oxlint/src/lib.rs
index 79507f75d56f4..632a0208fbe7b 100644
--- a/apps/oxlint/src/lib.rs
+++ b/apps/oxlint/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mod command;
 mod init;
 mod lint;
 mod lsp;
+mod mode;
 mod output_formatter;
 mod result;
 mod walk;
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/src/lint.rs b/apps/oxlint/src/lint.rs
index 41f7b4b86cffe..7ef9b655c7827 100644
--- a/apps/oxlint/src/lint.rs
+++ b/apps/oxlint/src/lint.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use std::{
     env,
     ffi::OsStr,
-    fs,
     io::{ErrorKind, Write},
     path::{Path, PathBuf, absolute},
     sync::Arc,
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ use std::{
 use cow_utils::CowUtils;
 use ignore::{gitignore::Gitignore, overrides::OverrideBuilder};
 use rustc_hash::{FxHashMap, FxHashSet};
-use serde_json::Value;
 
 use oxc_diagnostics::{DiagnosticSender, DiagnosticService, GraphicalReportHandler, OxcDiagnostic};
 use oxc_linter::{
@@ -64,6 +62,10 @@ impl CliRunner {
             ..
         } = self.options;
 
+        if basic_options.init {
+            return crate::mode::run_init(&self.cwd, stdout);
+        }
+
         let external_linter = self.external_linter.as_ref();
 
         let mut paths = paths;
@@ -215,11 +217,8 @@ impl CliRunner {
             oxlintrc.plugins = Some(plugins);
         }
 
-        let oxlintrc_for_print = if misc_options.print_config || basic_options.init {
-            Some(oxlintrc.clone())
-        } else {
-            None
-        };
+        let oxlintrc_for_print =
+            if misc_options.print_config { Some(oxlintrc.clone()) } else { None };
 
         let config_builder = match ConfigStoreBuilder::from_oxlintrc(
             false,
@@ -254,32 +253,6 @@ impl CliRunner {
                 print_and_flush_stdout(stdout, "\n");
 
                 return CliRunResult::PrintConfigResult;
-            } else if basic_options.init {
-                let schema_relative_path = "node_modules/oxlint/configuration_schema.json";
-                let configuration = if self.cwd.join(schema_relative_path).is_file() {
-                    let mut config_json: Value = serde_json::from_str(&config_file).unwrap();
-                    if let Value::Object(ref mut obj) = config_json {
-                        let mut json_object = serde_json::Map::new();
-                        json_object.insert(
-                            "$schema".to_string(),
-                            format!("./{schema_relative_path}").into(),
-                        );
-                        json_object.extend(obj.clone());
-                        *obj = json_object;
-                    }
-                    serde_json::to_string_pretty(&config_json).unwrap()
-                } else {
-                    config_file
-                };
-
-                if fs::write(DEFAULT_OXLINTRC, configuration).is_ok() {
-                    print_and_flush_stdout(stdout, "Configuration file created\n");
-                    return CliRunResult::ConfigFileInitSucceeded;
-                }
-
-                // failed case
-                print_and_flush_stdout(stdout, "Failed to create configuration file\n");
-                return CliRunResult::ConfigFileInitFailed;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/src/mode/init.rs b/apps/oxlint/src/mode/init.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b5bb6a6949602
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/oxlint/src/mode/init.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+use std::{fs, path::Path};
+
+use oxc_linter::Oxlintrc;
+use serde_json::Value;
+
+use crate::{DEFAULT_OXLINTRC, cli::CliRunResult, lint::print_and_flush_stdout};
+
+pub fn run_init(cwd: &Path, stdout: &mut dyn std::io::Write) -> CliRunResult {
+    let oxlintrc_for_print = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&Oxlintrc::default()).unwrap();
+
+    let schema_relative_path = "node_modules/oxlint/configuration_schema.json";
+    let configuration = if cwd.join(schema_relative_path).is_file() {
+        let mut config_json: Value = serde_json::from_str(&oxlintrc_for_print).unwrap();
+        if let Value::Object(ref mut obj) = config_json {
+            let mut json_object = serde_json::Map::new();
+            json_object.insert("$schema".to_string(), format!("./{schema_relative_path}").into());
+            json_object.extend(obj.clone());
+            *obj = json_object;
+        }
+        serde_json::to_string_pretty(&config_json).unwrap()
+    } else {
+        oxlintrc_for_print
+    };
+
+    if fs::write(DEFAULT_OXLINTRC, configuration).is_ok() {
+        print_and_flush_stdout(stdout, "Configuration file created\n");
+        return CliRunResult::ConfigFileInitSucceeded;
+    }
+
+    // failed case
+    print_and_flush_stdout(stdout, "Failed to create configuration file\n");
+    CliRunResult::ConfigFileInitFailed
+}
diff --git a/apps/oxlint/src/mode/mod.rs b/apps/oxlint/src/mode/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1b70c9d726cc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/oxlint/src/mode/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+mod init;
+
+pub use init::run_init;