diff --git a/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/InitCommand.java b/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/InitCommand.java
index e1b556ec04..1922894e90 100644
--- a/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/InitCommand.java
+++ b/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/InitCommand.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class InitCommand extends OptionParsingCommand {
 					"init.groovy", "spring.groovy");
 			String[] sources = sourceOptions.getSourcesArray();
 
-			if (!(loader instanceof GroovyClassLoader)) {
+			if (!(loader instanceof GroovyClassLoader) && sources.length > 0) {
 
 				List<RepositoryConfiguration> repositoryConfiguration = RepositoryConfigurationFactory
 						.createDefaultRepositoryConfiguration();