diff --git a/src/lib/cli.ts b/src/lib/cli.ts
index 0b18b3baaa7..e41a6f7a2e7 100644
--- a/src/lib/cli.ts
+++ b/src/lib/cli.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import * as chalk from 'chalk';
 import * as ora from 'ora';
 import * as updateNotifier from 'update-notifier';
+import * as inquirer from 'inquirer';
 
 import * as Config from './config';
 import { debug as d } from './utils/debug';
@@ -79,6 +80,41 @@ const notifyNewVersion = (update: updateNotifier.UpdateInfo) => {
     notifier.notify({ message });
 };
 
+const confirmLaunchInit = () => {
+    debug(`Initiating launch init confirm.`);
+
+    const question: Array<object> = [{
+        message: `A valid configuration file can't be found. Do you want to create a new one?`,
+        name: 'confirm',
+        type: 'confirm'
+    }];
+
+    return inquirer.prompt(question);
+};
+
+const loadOrCreateIfNotExits = async () => {
+    let config: IConfig;
+    let configPath: string;
+
+    try {
+        configPath = Config.getFilenameForDirectory(process.cwd());
+        debug(`Loading configuration file from ${configPath}.`);
+        config = Config.load(configPath);
+    } catch (err) {
+        // The config file doesn't exist, launch `init` if user permits.
+        const launchInit: { confirm: boolean } = await confirmLaunchInit();
+
+        if (launchInit.confirm) {
+            await initSonarrc();
+            logger.log(`Configuration file .sonarrc was created.`);
+
+            return loadOrCreateIfNotExits();
+        }
+    }
+
+    return config;
+};
+
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Public
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -135,15 +171,20 @@ export const execute = async (args: string | Array<string> | Object): Promise<nu
         return 0;
     }
 
-    let configPath: string;
+    let config: IConfig;
+    const configPathFromInput: string = currentOptions.config;
 
-    if (!currentOptions.config) {
-        configPath = Config.getFilenameForDirectory(process.cwd());
+    if (configPathFromInput) {
+        config = Config.load(configPathFromInput);
     } else {
-        configPath = currentOptions.config;
+        config = await loadOrCreateIfNotExits();
     }
 
-    const config: IConfig = Config.load(configPath);
+    if (!config) {
+        logger.log(`Unable to find a valid configuration file. Please add a .sonarrc file by running 'sonar --init'. `);
+
+        return 1;
+    }
 
     sonar = new Sonar(config);
     const start: number = Date.now();
diff --git a/tests/lib/cli.ts b/tests/lib/cli.ts
index 0a9c8f66e15..47560df54c2 100644
--- a/tests/lib/cli.ts
+++ b/tests/lib/cli.ts
@@ -45,12 +45,15 @@ const updateNotifier = () => {
     return stubbedNotifier;
 };
 
+const inquirer = { prompt() { } };
+
 proxyquire('../../src/lib/cli', {
     './cli/sonarrc-generator': generator,
     './config': config,
     './sonar': { Sonar },
     './utils/logging': logger,
     './utils/resource-loader': resourceLoader,
+    inquirer,
     ora,
     'update-notifier': updateNotifier
 });
@@ -68,12 +71,14 @@ test.beforeEach((t) => {
     sinon.spy(spinner, 'start');
     sinon.spy(spinner, 'fail');
     sinon.spy(spinner, 'succeed');
+    sinon.spy(inquirer, 'prompt');
 
     t.context.config = config;
     t.context.generator = generator;
     t.context.logger = logger;
     t.context.spinner = spinner;
     t.context.notifier = stubbedNotifier;
+    t.context.inquirer = inquirer;
 });
 
 test.afterEach.always((t) => {
@@ -86,6 +91,7 @@ test.afterEach.always((t) => {
     t.context.spinner.fail.restore();
     t.context.spinner.succeed.restore();
     t.context.notifier.notify.restore();
+    t.context.inquirer.prompt.restore();
 });
 
 test.serial('if version option is defined, it should print the current version and return with exit code 0', async (t) => {
@@ -117,6 +123,45 @@ test.serial('if config is not defined, it should get the config file from the di
     t.true(t.context.config.getFilenameForDirectory.called);
 });
 
+test.serial('If config file does not exist, it should create a configuration file if user agrees', async (t) => {
+    const error = { message: `Couldn't find any valid configuration` };
+
+    t.context.config.load.restore();
+    t.context.inquirer.prompt.restore();
+
+    sinon.stub(t.context.config, 'load')
+        .onFirstCall()
+        .throws(error)
+        .onSecondCall()
+        .returns({});
+    sinon.stub(inquirer, 'prompt').resolves({ confirm: true });
+
+    await cli.execute('http://localhost/');
+
+    t.true(t.context.inquirer.prompt.calledOnce);
+    t.is(t.context.inquirer.prompt.args[0][0][0].name, 'confirm');
+    t.true(t.context.generator.initSonarrc.calledOnce);
+});
+
+test.serial('If config file does not exist and user refuses to create a configuration file, it should exit with code 1', async (t) => {
+    const error = { message: `Couldn't find any valid configuration` };
+
+    t.context.config.load.restore();
+    t.context.inquirer.prompt.restore();
+
+    sinon.stub(t.context.config, 'load')
+        .onFirstCall()
+        .throws(error);
+    sinon.stub(inquirer, 'prompt').resolves({ confirm: false });
+
+    const exitCode = await cli.execute('http://localhost/');
+
+    t.true(t.context.inquirer.prompt.calledOnce);
+    t.is(t.context.inquirer.prompt.args[0][0][0].name, 'confirm');
+    t.false(t.context.generator.initSonarrc.called);
+    t.is(exitCode, 1);
+});
+
 test.serial('if configuration file exists, it should use it', async (t) => {
     t.context.config.load.restore();
     sinon.stub(t.context.config, 'load').returns({});