diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 9544a56..f62f63f 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -29,14 +29,21 @@ def mock_clickhouse(mocker):
 @pytest.fixture
 def mock_houseplant(mocker, mock_clickhouse) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
     """Mock the Houseplant class to avoid actual operations during testing."""
-    mock_instance = mocker.Mock(spec=Houseplant)
+    # Create a real instance to get access to the original init method
+    real_instance = Houseplant()
 
-    # Set up the mock instance with a working db connection
+    # Create mock instance
+    mock_instance = mocker.Mock(spec=Houseplant)
     mock_instance.db = mocker.Mock()
     mock_instance.db.client = mock_clickhouse
     mock_instance.db._check_clickhouse_connection.return_value = None
+    mock_instance.db.init_migrations_table.return_value = None
+    mock_instance.console = real_instance.console
 
-    # Mock both the Houseplant class constructor and get_houseplant function
+    # Create a mock that wraps the real init method
+    mock_instance.init = mocker.Mock(side_effect=real_instance.init)
+
+    # Mock both the constructor and get_houseplant
     mocker.patch("houseplant.cli.Houseplant", return_value=mock_instance)
     mocker.patch("houseplant.cli.get_houseplant", return_value=mock_instance)
 
@@ -71,12 +78,22 @@ def test_version_flag():
     assert f"houseplant version {__version__}" in result.stdout
 
 
-def test_init_command(mock_houseplant):
+def test_init_command(tmp_path, mock_houseplant, monkeypatch):
     """Test the init command."""
+    # Change to temp directory safely using monkeypatch
+    monkeypatch.chdir(tmp_path)
+
     result = runner.invoke(app, ["init"])
     assert result.exit_code == 0
     mock_houseplant.init.assert_called_once()
 
+    # Verify directories were created using absolute paths
+    migrations_dir = tmp_path / "ch" / "migrations"
+    schema_file = tmp_path / "ch" / "schema.sql"
+
+    assert migrations_dir.exists()
+    assert schema_file.exists()
+
 
 def test_migrate_status_command(mock_houseplant):
     """Test the migrate:status command."""