diff --git a/src/branding.rs b/src/branding.rs
index ad0b8a5d9..ac216bc9e 100644
--- a/src/branding.rs
+++ b/src/branding.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ pub const BRANDING_SCHEMA_FILE_EXT: &str = if cfg!(feature = "gel") {
 pub const BRANDING_WSL: &str = "EdgeDB.WSL.1";
 
 /// The display name for the configuration file.
-pub const CONFIG_FILE_DISPLAY_NAME: &str = "`gel.toml` (or `edgedb.toml`)";
+pub const CONFIG_FILE_DISPLAY_NAME: &str = if cfg!(feature = "gel") {
+    "`gel.toml` (or `edgedb.toml`)"
+} else {
+    "`edgedb.toml`"
+};
 
 /// The default query tag for server statistics.
 pub const QUERY_TAG: &str = "gel/cli";
diff --git a/src/portable/project.rs b/src/portable/project.rs
index 55c266bbd..e999f3b3b 100644
--- a/src/portable/project.rs
+++ b/src/portable/project.rs
@@ -304,7 +304,11 @@ pub fn init(options: &Init, opts: &crate::options::Options) -> anyhow::Result<()
             .project_dir
             .clone()
             .unwrap_or_else(|| env::current_dir().unwrap());
-        let config_path = dir.join(PROJECT_FILES[0]);
+        let config_path = dir.join(if cfg!(feature = "gel") {
+            PROJECT_FILES[0]
+        } else {
+            PROJECT_FILES[1]
+        });
         init_new(options, &dir, config_path, opts)?;
         return Ok(());
     };