diff --git a/leo/commands/new/new.rs b/leo/commands/init/init.rs
similarity index 96%
rename from leo/commands/new/new.rs
rename to leo/commands/init/init.rs
index 183361ecf7..6505eeb710 100644
--- a/leo/commands/new/new.rs
+++ b/leo/commands/init/init.rs
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use structopt::StructOpt;
 
 #[derive(Debug, StructOpt)]
-pub struct NewCommand {
+pub struct InitCommand {
     #[structopt(parse(from_os_str))]
     path: PathBuf,
 }
 
-impl CLI for NewCommand {
+impl CLI for InitCommand {
     type Options = ();
 
-    const NAME: NameType = "new";
+    const NAME: NameType = "init";
     const ABOUT: AboutType = "Creates a new Leo package (include -h for more options)";
     const FLAGS: &'static [FlagType] = &[];
     const OPTIONS: &'static [OptionType] = &[];
diff --git a/leo/commands/init/mod.rs b/leo/commands/init/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d5b8771e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/leo/commands/init/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pub mod init;
+pub use self::init::*;
diff --git a/leo/commands/mod.rs b/leo/commands/mod.rs
index 7bb1ce1ed0..dda8b56111 100644
--- a/leo/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/leo/commands/mod.rs
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 pub mod cli;
 pub mod cli_types;
 
-pub mod new;
-pub use self::new::*;
+pub mod init;
+pub use self::init::*;
diff --git a/leo/commands/new/mod.rs b/leo/commands/new/mod.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index cbfcd90e50..0000000000
--- a/leo/commands/new/mod.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-pub mod new;
-pub use self::new::*;
diff --git a/leo/main.rs b/leo/main.rs
index 086b87575f..a04b94bb1c 100644
--- a/leo/main.rs
+++ b/leo/main.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 // }
 //
 // impl<F: Field + PrimeField> Benchmark<F> {
-//     pub fn new() -> Self {
+//     pub fn init() -> Self {
 //         Self {
 //             _engine: PhantomData,
 //         }
@@ -56,16 +56,16 @@
 // }
 //
 // fn main() {
-//     let mut setup = Duration::new(0, 0);
-//     let mut proving = Duration::new(0, 0);
-//     let mut verifying = Duration::new(0, 0);
+//     let mut setup = Duration::init(0, 0);
+//     let mut proving = Duration::init(0, 0);
+//     let mut verifying = Duration::init(0, 0);
 //
 //     let rng = &mut thread_rng();
 //
 //     let start = Instant::now();
 //
 //     let params = {
-//         let circuit = Benchmark::<Fr>::new();
+//         let circuit = Benchmark::<Fr>::init();
 //         generate_random_parameters::<Bls12_377, _, _>(circuit, rng).unwrap()
 //     };
 //
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 //
 //     let start = Instant::now();
 //     let proof = {
-//         let c = Benchmark::new();
+//         let c = Benchmark::init();
 //         create_random_proof(c, &params, rng).unwrap()
 //     };
 //
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 //     println!("  Verifier output : {}", is_success);
 //     println!(" ");
 //
-//     // let mut cs = TestConstraintSystem::<Fr>::new();
+//     // let mut cs = TestConstraintSystem::<Fr>::init();
 //     //
 //     // println!("\n satisfied: {:?}", cs.is_satisfied());
 //     //
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 //     //
 // }
 
-use leo::commands::{cli::*, NewCommand};
+use leo::commands::{cli::*, InitCommand};
 use leo::errors::CLIError;
 
 use clap::{App, AppSettings};
@@ -128,14 +128,14 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), CLIError> {
             AppSettings::SubcommandRequiredElseHelp,
         ])
         .subcommands(vec![
-            NewCommand::new(),
+            InitCommand::new(),
         ])
         .set_term_width(0)
         .get_matches();
 
 
     match arguments.subcommand() {
-        // ("new", Some(arguments)) => {
+        // ("init", Some(arguments)) => {
         //     NewCommand::().output(NewCommand::parse(arguments)?)
         // },
         _ => unreachable!(),