diff --git a/cmd/fs.go b/cmd/fs.go
index 83c1b2e57..d0ceae7c5 100644
--- a/cmd/fs.go
+++ b/cmd/fs.go
@@ -110,16 +110,19 @@ func (fs *FSHelper) RemoveFiles(files []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Dir holds information about a directory
 type Dir struct {
 	localPath string
 	fullPath  string
 }
 
-func (fs *FSHelper) Dir(dir string) (*Dir, error) {
+// Directory creates a new Dir struct with the given directory path
+func (fs *FSHelper) Directory(dir string) (*Dir, error) {
 	fullPath, err := filepath.Abs(dir)
 	return &Dir{fullPath: fullPath}, err
 }
 
+// LocalDir creates a new Dir struct based on a path relative to the caller
 func (fs *FSHelper) LocalDir(dir string) (*Dir, error) {
 	_, filename, _, _ := runtime.Caller(1)
 	fullPath, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(path.Dir(filename), dir))
diff --git a/cmd/project.go b/cmd/project.go
index eef9856ac..21e2047ff 100644
--- a/cmd/project.go
+++ b/cmd/project.go
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ func (ph *ProjectHelper) GenerateProject(projectOptions *ProjectOptions) error {
 	// 	ph.GenerateWindowsResourceConfig(projectOptions)
 	// }
 
-	ph.log.Yellow("Project '%s' generated in directory '%s'!", projectOptions.Name, projectOptions.OutputDirectory)
-	ph.log.Yellow("To compile the project, run 'wails build' in the project directory.")
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/templates.go b/cmd/templates.go
index 4a609af4e..ab28b50e1 100644
--- a/cmd/templates.go
+++ b/cmd/templates.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (t *TemplateHelper) GetTemplateDetails() (map[string]*TemplateDetails, erro
 func (t *TemplateHelper) GetTemplateFilenames(template *TemplateDetails) (*slicer.StringSlicer, error) {
 
 	// Get the subdirectory details
-	templateDir, err := t.fs.Dir(template.Path)
+	templateDir, err := t.fs.Directory(template.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/wails/2_init.go b/cmd/wails/2_init.go
index f2c4b7596..06289c6cd 100644
--- a/cmd/wails/2_init.go
+++ b/cmd/wails/2_init.go
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 
+	"github.com/leaanthony/spinner"
 	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/cmd"
 )
 
@@ -50,11 +53,33 @@ Any flags that are required and not given will be prompted for.`
 			}
 		}
 
+		genSpinner := spinner.NewSpinner()
+		genSpinner.SetSpinSpeed(50)
+		genSpinner.Start("Generating project...")
+
 		// Generate the project
 		err = projectHelper.GenerateProject(projectOptions)
 		if err != nil {
-			logger.Error(err.Error())
+			genSpinner.Error()
+			return err
 		}
+		genSpinner.Success()
+
+		// Build the project
+		cwd, _ := os.Getwd()
+		projectDir := filepath.Join(cwd, projectOptions.OutputDirectory)
+		program := cmd.NewProgramHelper()
+		buildSpinner := spinner.NewSpinner()
+		buildSpinner.SetSpinSpeed(50)
+		buildSpinner.Start("Building project (this may take a while)...")
+		err = program.RunCommandArray([]string{"wails", "build"}, projectDir)
+		if err != nil {
+			buildSpinner.Error(err.Error())
+			return err
+		}
+		buildSpinner.Success()
+		logger.Yellow("Project '%s' built in directory '%s'!", projectOptions.Name, projectOptions.OutputDirectory)
+
 		return err
 	})
 }