diff --git a/.changeset/new-hats-deliver.md b/.changeset/new-hats-deliver.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..061ab79ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/new-hats-deliver.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-astro": patch
+---
+
+Rename the `--run` option to `--skip-install` for clarity.
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/package.json b/packages/create-astro/package.json
index 25b3c4899..659bd66a5 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-astro/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "create-astro.js"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
+    "decamelize": "^5.0.0",
     "decompress": "^4.2.1",
     "ink": "^3.0.8",
     "ink-select-input": "^4.2.0",
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/components/App.tsx b/packages/create-astro/src/components/App.tsx
index deb9b252a..4cf9f3852 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/components/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/components/App.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import Finalize from './Finalize';
 
 interface Context {
   use: 'npm' | 'yarn';
-  run: boolean;
+  skipInstall?: boolean;
   projectExists?: boolean;
   force?: boolean;
   projectName?: string;
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ interface Context {
   ready?: boolean;
 }
 
-const getStep = ({ projectName, projectExists: exists, template, force, ready }: Context) => {
+const getStep = ({ projectName, projectExists: exists, template, force, ready, skipInstall }: Context) => {
   switch (true) {
     case !projectName:
       return {
@@ -35,16 +35,21 @@ const getStep = ({ projectName, projectExists: exists, template, force, ready }:
         key: 'template',
         Component: Template,
       };
-    case !ready:
+    case !ready && !skipInstall:
       return {
         key: 'install',
         Component: Install,
       };
-    default:
+    case ready:
       return {
         key: 'final',
         Component: Finalize,
       };
+    default:
+      return {
+        key: 'empty',
+        Component: () => <></>,
+      };
   }
 };
 
@@ -70,7 +75,12 @@ const App: FC<{ context: Context }> = ({ context }) => {
 
     if (state.projectName && (state.projectExists === false || state.force) && state.template) {
       if (state.force) emptyDir(state.projectName);
-      prepareTemplate(context.use, state.template, state.projectName).then(() => {
+      prepareTemplate({
+        use: context.use,
+        templateName: state.template,
+        projectName: state.projectName,
+        skipInstall: state.skipInstall,
+      }).then(() => {
         if (isSubscribed) {
           setState((v) => {
             const newState = { ...v, ready: true };
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/components/Confirm.tsx b/packages/create-astro/src/components/Confirm.tsx
index 84d83ed8f..6f755ee61 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/components/Confirm.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/components/Confirm.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React, { FC } from 'react';
-import { Box, Text, useInput, useApp } from 'ink';
+import { Box, Text, useApp } from 'ink';
+import { relative } from 'path';
 import Spacer from './Spacer';
 import Select from './Select';
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ const Confirm: FC<{ message?: any; context: any; onSubmit: (value: boolean) => v
             <Text color="#FFBE2D">{'[uh-oh]'}</Text>
             <Text>
               {' '}
-              It appears <Text color="#17C083">./{projectName}</Text> is not empty. Overwrite?
+              It appears <Text color="#17C083">./{relative(process.cwd(), projectName)}</Text> is not empty. Overwrite?
             </Text>
           </>
         ) : (
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/components/Finalize.tsx b/packages/create-astro/src/components/Finalize.tsx
index 933a8844e..c7aeaad36 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/components/Finalize.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/components/Finalize.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React, { FC, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
+import { relative } from 'path';
 import { cancelProcessListeners } from '../utils';
 
 const Finalize: FC<{ context: any }> = ({ context: { use, projectName } }) => {
@@ -8,20 +9,22 @@ const Finalize: FC<{ context: any }> = ({ context: { use, projectName } }) => {
     process.exit(0);
   }, []);
 
+  const projectPath = `./${relative(process.cwd(), projectName)}`;
+
   return (
     <>
       <Box display="flex">
         <Text color="#17C083">{'[ yes ]'}</Text>
         <Text>
           {' '}
-          Project initialized at <Text color="#3894FF">./{projectName}</Text>
+          Project initialized at <Text color="#3894FF">{projectPath}</Text>
         </Text>
       </Box>
       <Box display="flex" marginY={1}>
         <Text dimColor>{'[ tip ]'}</Text>
         <Box display="flex" marginLeft={1} flexDirection="column">
           <Text>Get started by running</Text>
-          <Text color="#3894FF">cd ./{projectName}</Text>
+          <Text color="#3894FF">cd {projectPath}</Text>
           <Text color="#3894FF">{use} start</Text>
         </Box>
       </Box>
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/components/Help.tsx b/packages/create-astro/src/components/Help.tsx
index 5991664f1..ebbc0aa3c 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/components/Help.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/components/Help.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React, { FC } from 'react';
 import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
+import decamelize from 'decamelize';
 import { ARGS, ARG } from '../config';
 
 const Type: FC<{ type: any; enum?: string[] }> = ({ type, enum: e }) => {
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ const Help: FC<{ context: any }> = ({ context: { templates } }) => {
       </Box>
       <Box marginBottom={1} marginLeft={2} display="flex" flexDirection="column">
         {Object.entries(ARGS).map(([name, info]) => (
-          <Command key={name} name={name} info={name === 'template' ? { ...info, enum: templates.map(({ value }) => value) } : info} />
+          <Command key={name} name={decamelize(name, { separator: '-' })} info={name === 'template' ? { ...info, enum: templates.map(({ value }) => value) } : info} />
         ))}
       </Box>
     </>
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/config.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/config.ts
index 8216fd1ab..8da0720e6 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type * as arg from 'arg';
+import decamelize from 'decamelize';
 
 export interface ARG {
   type: any;
@@ -17,9 +18,9 @@ export const ARGS: Record<string, ARG> = {
     enum: ['npm', 'yarn'],
     description: 'specifies package manager to use',
   },
-  run: {
+  skipInstall: {
     type: Boolean,
-    description: 'should dependencies be installed automatically?',
+    description: 'should installing dependencies be skipped?',
   },
   force: {
     type: Boolean,
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ export const ARGS: Record<string, ARG> = {
 };
 
 export const args = Object.entries(ARGS).reduce((acc, [name, info]) => {
-  const key = `--${name}`;
+  const key = `--${decamelize(name, { separator: '-' })}`;
   const spec = { ...acc, [key]: info.type };
 
   if (info.alias) {
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/index.tsx b/packages/create-astro/src/index.tsx
index 9a510d7b7..631079083 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/index.tsx
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ export default async function createAstro() {
   const use = (args['--use'] ?? pkgManager) as 'npm' | 'yarn';
   const template = args['--template'];
   const force = args['--force'];
-  const run = args['--run'] ?? true;
+  const skipInstall = args['--skip-install'];
 
-  const app = render(<App context={{ projectName, template, templates, force, run, use }} />);
+  const app = render(<App context={{ projectName, template, templates, force, skipInstall, use }} />);
 
   const onError = () => {
     if (app) app.clear();
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/utils.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/utils.ts
index 52e56f5f0..892e01076 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/utils.ts
@@ -61,16 +61,14 @@ export async function rewriteFiles(projectName: string) {
   return Promise.all(tasks);
 }
 
-export async function prepareTemplate(use: 'npm' | 'yarn', name: string, dest: string) {
-  const projectName = dest;
-  dest = resolve(dest);
-  const template = fileURLToPath(new URL(`./templates/${name}.tgz`, import.meta.url));
+export async function prepareTemplate(options: { use: 'npm' | 'yarn'; templateName: string; projectName: string; skipInstall?: boolean }) {
+  const { use, templateName, projectName, skipInstall } = options;
+  const dest = resolve(projectName);
+  const template = fileURLToPath(new URL(`./templates/${templateName}.tgz`, import.meta.url));
   await decompress(template, dest);
   await rewriteFiles(projectName);
-  try {
-    await run(use, use === 'npm' ? 'i' : null, dest);
-  } catch (e) {
-    cleanup(true);
+  if (!skipInstall) {
+    await run(use, use === 'npm' ? 'i' : null, dest).catch(() => cleanup(true));
   }
   isDone = true;
   return;
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/test/create-astro.test.js b/packages/create-astro/test/create-astro.test.js
index 5fb556ef3..d7abb7e64 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/test/create-astro.test.js
+++ b/packages/create-astro/test/create-astro.test.js
@@ -19,10 +19,13 @@ CreateAstro.before(async () => {
 
 for (const template of templates) {
   CreateAstro(template, async () => {
-    await execa('../../create-astro.js', [template, '--template', template], { cwd });
+    const { stdout } = await execa('../../create-astro.js', [`./${template}`, '--template', template, '--skip-install'], { cwd });
+
+    // test: path should formatted as './{dirName}'
+    assert.not.match(stdout, '././');
 
     const DOES_HAVE = ['.gitignore', 'package.json', 'public', 'src'];
-    const DOES_NOT_HAVE = ['_gitignore', 'meta.json'];
+    const DOES_NOT_HAVE = ['_gitignore', 'meta.json', 'node_modules'];
 
     // test: template contains essential files & folders
     for (const file of DOES_HAVE) {
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ for (const template of templates) {
 
     // test: template DOES NOT contain files supposed to be stripped away
     for (const file of DOES_NOT_HAVE) {
-      assert.not.ok(fs.existsSync(path.join(cwd, template, `does not have ${file}`)));
+      assert.not.ok(fs.existsSync(path.join(cwd, template, file)), `does not have ${file}`);
     }
   });
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 8ff5db51e..3efbfc2bd 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3306,6 +3306,11 @@ decamelize@^1.0.0, decamelize@^1.1.0, decamelize@^1.1.2, decamelize@^1.2.0:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/decamelize/-/decamelize-1.2.0.tgz"
   integrity sha1-9lNNFRSCabIDUue+4m9QH5oZEpA=
 
+decamelize@^5.0.0:
+  version "5.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/decamelize/-/decamelize-5.0.0.tgz#88358157b010ef133febfd27c18994bd80c6215b"
+  integrity sha512-U75DcT5hrio3KNtvdULAWnLiAPbFUC4191ldxMmj4FA/mRuBnmDwU0boNfPyFRhnan+Jm+haLeSn3P0afcBn4w==
+
 decode-uri-component@^0.2.0:
   version "0.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/decode-uri-component/-/decode-uri-component-0.2.0.tgz"