diff --git a/lib/cli.js b/lib/cli.js
index 6f0112dcb..c56d5ec8d 100644
--- a/lib/cli.js
+++ b/lib/cli.js
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ if (commander.args.length != 0) {
 	commander.help();
 }
 
+var config, config_path, have_question;
 try {
-	var config, config_path;
 	if (commander.config) {
 		config_path = commander.config;
 		config = yaml.safeLoad(fs.readFileSync(config_path, 'utf8'));
@@ -33,10 +33,34 @@ try {
 		try {
 			config = yaml.safeLoad(fs.readFileSync(config_path, 'utf8'));
 		} catch(err) {
-			var created_config = require('../lib/config_gen')();
-			config = yaml.safeLoad(created_config.yaml);
-			console.log('starting with default config, use user: "%s", pass: "%s" to authenticate', created_config.user, created_config.pass);
-			fs.writeFileSync(config_path, created_config.yaml);
+			var readline = require('readline');
+			var rl = readline.createInterface(process.stdin, process.stdout);
+			var timeout = setTimeout(function() {
+				console.log('I got tired waiting for an answer. Exitting...');
+				process.exit(1);
+			}, 20000);
+
+			(function askUser() {
+				have_question = true;
+				rl.question('Config file doesn\'t exist, create a new one? (Y/n) ', function(x) {
+					clearTimeout(timeout);
+					if (x[0] == 'Y' || x[0] == 'y' || x === '') {
+						rl.close();
+
+						var created_config = require('../lib/config_gen')();
+						config = yaml.safeLoad(created_config.yaml);
+						write_config_banner(created_config, config);
+						fs.writeFileSync(config_path, created_config.yaml);
+						afterConfigLoad();
+					} else if (x[0] == 'N' || x[0] == 'n') {
+						rl.close();
+						console.log('So, you just accidentally run me in a wrong folder. Exitting...');
+						process.exit(1);
+					} else {
+						askUser();
+					}
+				});
+			})();
 		}
 	}
 } catch(err) {
@@ -47,24 +71,50 @@ try {
 		throw err;
 	}
 }
-if (!config.user_agent) config.user_agent = 'Sinopia/'+pkg.version;
-if (!config.self_path) config.self_path = config_path;
 
-// command line || config file || default
-var hostport = commander.listen || String(config.listen || '') || '4873';
+if (!have_question) afterConfigLoad();
 
-hostport = hostport.split(':');
-if (hostport.length < 2) {
-	hostport = [undefined, hostport[0]];
-}
-if (hostport[0] == null) {
-	hostport[0] = 'localhost';
-}
-server(config).listen(hostport[1], hostport[0]);
-console.log('Server is listening on http://%s:%s/', hostport[0], hostport[1]);
+function get_hostport() {
+	// command line || config file || default
+	var hostport = commander.listen || String(config.listen || '') || '4873';
 
-// undocumented stuff for tests
-if (typeof(process.send) === 'function') {
-	process.send({sinopia_started: hostport});
+	hostport = hostport.split(':');
+	if (hostport.length < 2) {
+		hostport = [undefined, hostport[0]];
+	}
+	if (hostport[0] == null) {
+		hostport[0] = 'localhost';
+	}
+	return hostport;
+}
+
+function afterConfigLoad() {
+	if (!config.user_agent) config.user_agent = 'Sinopia/'+pkg.version;
+	if (!config.self_path) config.self_path = config_path;
+
+	var hostport = get_hostport();
+	server(config).listen(hostport[1], hostport[0]);
+	console.log('Server is listening on http://%s:%s/', hostport[0], hostport[1]);
+
+	// undocumented stuff for tests
+	if (typeof(process.send) === 'function') {
+		process.send({sinopia_started: hostport});
+	}
+}
+
+function write_config_banner(def, config) {
+	var hostport = get_hostport();
+	console.log('===========================================================');
+	console.log(' Creating a new configuration file: "%s"', config_path);
+	console.log(' ');
+	console.log(' If you want to setup npm to work with this registry,');
+	console.log(' run following commands:');
+	console.log(' ');
+	console.log(' $ npm set registry http://%s:%s/', hostport[0], hostport[1]);
+	console.log(' $ npm set always-auth true');
+	console.log(' $ npm adduser');
+	console.log('   Username: %s', def.user);
+	console.log('   Password: %s', def.pass);
+	console.log('===========================================================');
 }