diff --git a/cmd/tools/vcreate.v b/cmd/tools/vcreate.v
index c8fd155b48..2d3371e306 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vcreate.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vcreate.v
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
 // This module follows a similar convention to Rust: `init` makes the
-// structure of the program in the _current_ directory, while `create`
+// structure of the program in the _current_ directory, while `new`
 // makes the program structure in a _sub_ directory. Besides that, the
 // functionality is essentially the same.
 module main
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ fn (c &Create)create_git_repo(dir string) {
 	if !os.is_dir('${dir}/.git') {
 		os.exec('git init ${dir}') or {
 			cerror('Unable to create git repo')
+			exit(4)
 		}
 		if !os.exists('${dir}/.gitignore') {
 			mut fl := os.create('${dir}/.gitignore') or {
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ fn init() {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-	if 'create' == os.args[1] {
+	if 'new' == os.args[1] {
 		create()
 	} else if 'init' == os.args[1] {
 		init()
diff --git a/cmd/v/internal/help/default.txt b/cmd/v/internal/help/default.txt
index 428739027b..457d6bf40e 100644
--- a/cmd/v/internal/help/default.txt
+++ b/cmd/v/internal/help/default.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ Examples:
 
 The commands are:
    build             Build V code in the provided path (default).
-   create            Setup the file structure for a V project.
+   new               Setup the file structure for a V project (in a sub folder).
+   init              Setup the file structure for an already existing V project.
    doc               Generate the documentation for a V module.
    fmt               Format the V code provided.
    repl              Run the REPL.
diff --git a/cmd/v/v.v b/cmd/v/v.v
index bd67dc1dd9..8d1a21097f 100644
--- a/cmd/v/v.v
+++ b/cmd/v/v.v
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ fn main() {
 		'help' {
 			invoke_help_and_exit(args)
 		}
-		'create', 'init' {
+		'new', 'init' {
 			util.launch_tool(prefs.is_verbose, 'vcreate')
 			return
 		}