diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index c54265e..443631a 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ def subcommand_init(force: bool, fetch_variants: bool):
     if fetch_variants:
         database.fetch_and_initialize_variants()
         database.initialize_variant_base_ratings()
+        logger.info("Successfully initialized variants and base ratings.")
 
 
 def subcommand_generate_config():
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ def get_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
 
     init_parser = subparsers.add_parser('init', help='Initialize database.')
     init_parser.add_argument('--force', '-f', help='Force initialization (Drops existing tables)', action='store_true')
-    init_parser.add_argument('--fetch-variants', '-v', help='Fetch and initialize variants', action='store_true')
+    init_parser.add_argument('--no-fetch-variants', '-n', help='Do not fetch and initialize variants', action='store_false')
 
     subparsers.add_parser('generate-config', help='Generate config file at default location')