diff --git a/bin/cli b/bin/cli
index eae5e15616..f1e82d0784 100755
--- a/bin/cli
+++ b/bin/cli
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const path = require('path')
 const { spawn, exec } = require('../lib/exec')
 const { parse } = require('./utils/argv-parser')
 const { prepareMigration, preflightChecks } = require('../migrator')
-const { npmInstall, packageJsonFormat } = require('./utils')
+const { npmInstall, packageJsonFormat, getPackageVersionFromPackageJson, splitSemverVersion } = require('./utils')
 
 // Avoid requiring any kit server code at the top-level as we might want to
 // change environment variables below.
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ const verboseLogger = !argv.options.verbose
   }
 
 const progressLogger = function () {
+  if (argv.options['created-from-version']) {
+    const version = splitSemverVersion(argv.options['created-from-version'])
+    if (version.major === 13 && version.minor < 2) {
+      return
+    }
+  }
+
   console.log(' - ', ...arguments)
 }
 
@@ -182,11 +189,10 @@ function getArgumentsToPassThrough () {
   return additionalArgs
 }
 
-function initialiserRequiresOldInitSyntax () {
-  const dependencies = require(path.join(getInstallLocation(), 'package.json')).dependencies || {}
-  const kitVersionParts = (dependencies['govuk-prototype-kit'] || '').split('.')
+async function initialiserRequiresOldInitSyntax () {
+  const version = await getPackageVersionFromPackageJson(path.join(getInstallLocation(), 'node_modules', 'govuk-prototype-kit', 'package.json'))
 
-  const requiresOldInitSyntax = kitVersionParts[0].endsWith('13') && Number(kitVersionParts[1]) <= 2
+  const requiresOldInitSyntax = version.major === 13 && version.minor < 2
   return requiresOldInitSyntax
 }
 
@@ -204,7 +210,10 @@ async function runCreate () {
   // as possible into stage two; stage one should ideally be able to install
   // any future version of the kit.
 
+  verboseLogger('Cli running from', __filename)
+
   console.log('')
+
   const installDirectory = getInstallLocation()
   const kitDependency = getChosenKitDependency()
 
@@ -225,7 +234,7 @@ async function runCreate () {
 
   let runningWithinCreateScriptFlag = '--running-within-create-script'
 
-  if (initialiserRequiresOldInitSyntax()) {
+  if (await initialiserRequiresOldInitSyntax()) {
     runningWithinCreateScriptFlag = '--'
   }
 
diff --git a/bin/utils/argv-parser.spec.js b/bin/utils/argv-parser.spec.js
index f5ab4376cc..95b5bf430c 100644
--- a/bin/utils/argv-parser.spec.js
+++ b/bin/utils/argv-parser.spec.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ describe('argv parser', () => {
       paths: ['/tmp/hello-world']
     })
   })
-  it('should support semvar numbers as values', () => {
+  it('should support semver numbers as values', () => {
     const result = parser.parse(addStandardArgs([
       '--version',
       '13.0.1',
diff --git a/bin/utils/index.js b/bin/utils/index.js
index d2aa3b7e06..826e6d89ca 100644
--- a/bin/utils/index.js
+++ b/bin/utils/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 // local dependencies
 const { spawn } = require('../../lib/exec')
+const fse = require('fs-extra')
 
 const packageJsonFormat = { encoding: 'utf8', spaces: 2 }
 
@@ -15,7 +16,24 @@ async function npmInstall (cwd, dependencies) {
     })
 }
 
+function splitSemverVersion (version) {
+  const versionParts = version.split('.').map(Number)
+
+  return {
+    major: versionParts[0],
+    minor: versionParts[1],
+    patch: versionParts[2]
+  }
+}
+
+async function getPackageVersionFromPackageJson (packageJsonPath) {
+  const version = (await fse.readJson(packageJsonPath)).version
+  return splitSemverVersion(version)
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   npmInstall,
-  packageJsonFormat
+  packageJsonFormat,
+  getPackageVersionFromPackageJson,
+  splitSemverVersion
 }