diff --git a/tribes-cli/remote/init.ts b/tribes-cli/remote/init.ts
index bdb7aed7..27102fcf 100644
--- a/tribes-cli/remote/init.ts
+++ b/tribes-cli/remote/init.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@ import { Command, makeSshAction, privkeyToPubkey } from '../utils/mod.ts';
 export const init = new Command('init', 'Initialise a brand-new Ditto remote')
   .option('-e --email', {
     description: "The e-mail address to use for requesting Let's Encrypt certificates.",
+    required: true,
   })
   .setAction(makeSshAction(async ({ arg, tribes, domain }) => {
     const pubkey = await privkeyToPubkey(arg('identity-file'));
-    await tribes.loud('DOKKU_SET_ADMIN_PUBKEY', pubkey);
-    await tribes.loud('DOKKU_INSTALL_PLUGIN', 'postgres');
-    await tribes.loud('DOKKU_INSTALL_PLUGIN', 'letsencrypt');
-    await tribes.loud('DOKKU_CREATE_POSTGRES_SERVICE', 'dittodb');
-    await tribes.loud('DOKKU_SET_GLOBAL_DOMAIN', domain);
-    await tribes.loud('DOKKU_LETSENCRYPT_SETUP_EMAIL', arg('email'));
-    await tribes.loud('DOKKU_LETSENCRYPT_CRON');
+    await tribes.do('DOKKU_SET_ADMIN_PUBKEY', pubkey);
+    await tribes.do('DOKKU_INSTALL_PLUGIN', 'postgres');
+    await tribes.do('DOKKU_INSTALL_PLUGIN', 'letsencrypt');
+    await tribes.do('DOKKU_CREATE_POSTGRES_SERVICE', 'dittodb');
+    await tribes.do('DOKKU_SET_GLOBAL_DOMAIN', domain);
+    await tribes.do('DOKKU_LETSENCRYPT_SETUP_EMAIL', arg('email'));
+    await tribes.do('DOKKU_LETSENCRYPT_CRON');
   }));