diff --git a/src/command/init.rs b/src/command/init.rs
index c409a86..0648509 100644
--- a/src/command/init.rs
+++ b/src/command/init.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ pub fn create_pkg_dir(path: &str, step: &Step) -> result::Result<(), Error> {
 pub enum InitMode {
     Normal,
     Nobuild,
+    Noinstall,
 }
 
 pub struct Init {
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ pub struct Init {
     disable_dts: bool,
     target: String,
     debug: bool,
-    crate_name: Option<String>,
+    crate_name: String,
 }
 
 type InitStep = fn(&mut Init, &Step, &Logger) -> result::Result<(), Error>;
@@ -46,15 +47,17 @@ impl Init {
         disable_dts: bool,
         target: String,
         debug: bool,
-    ) -> Init {
-        Init {
-            crate_path: set_crate_path(path),
+    ) -> Result<Init, Error> {
+        let crate_path = set_crate_path(path);
+        let crate_name = manifest::get_crate_name(&crate_path)?;
+        Ok(Init {
+            crate_path,
             scope,
             disable_dts,
             target,
             debug,
-            crate_name: None,
-        }
+            crate_name,
+        })
     }
 
     fn get_process_steps(mode: InitMode) -> Vec<(&'static str, InitStep)> {
@@ -78,9 +81,17 @@ impl Init {
                 step_create_json,
                 step_copy_readme,
                 step_install_wasm_bindgen,
-                step_running_wasm_bindgen,
+                step_run_wasm_bindgen,
             ],
             InitMode::Nobuild => steps![step_create_dir, step_create_json, step_copy_readme,],
+            InitMode::Noinstall => steps![
+                step_check_crate_config,
+                step_build_wasm,
+                step_create_dir,
+                step_create_json,
+                step_copy_readme,
+                step_run_wasm_bindgen
+            ],
         }
     }
 
@@ -193,33 +204,29 @@ impl Init {
         info!(&log, "Installing wasm-bindgen-cli was successful.");
 
         info!(&log, "Getting the crate name from the manifest...");
-        self.crate_name = Some(manifest::get_crate_name(&self.crate_path)?);
+        self.crate_name = manifest::get_crate_name(&self.crate_path)?;
         #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
         info!(
             &log,
             "Got crate name {} from the manifest at {}/Cargo.toml.",
-            &self.crate_name.as_ref().unwrap(),
+            &self.crate_name,
             &self.crate_path
         );
         #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
         info!(
             &log,
             "Got crate name {} from the manifest at {}\\Cargo.toml.",
-            &self.crate_name.as_ref().unwrap(),
+            &self.crate_name,
             &self.crate_path
         );
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn step_running_wasm_bindgen(
-        &mut self,
-        step: &Step,
-        log: &Logger,
-    ) -> result::Result<(), Error> {
+    fn step_run_wasm_bindgen(&mut self, step: &Step, log: &Logger) -> result::Result<(), Error> {
         info!(&log, "Building the wasm bindings...");
         bindgen::wasm_bindgen_build(
             &self.crate_path,
-            &self.crate_name.as_ref().unwrap(),
+            &self.crate_name,
             self.disable_dts,
             &self.target,
             self.debug,
@@ -259,7 +266,7 @@ mod test {
                 "step_create_json",
                 "step_copy_readme",
                 "step_install_wasm_bindgen",
-                "step_running_wasm_bindgen"
+                "step_run_wasm_bindgen"
             ]
         );
     }
@@ -275,4 +282,23 @@ mod test {
             ["step_create_dir", "step_create_json", "step_copy_readme"]
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn init_skip_install() {
+        let steps: Vec<&str> = Init::get_process_steps(InitMode::Noinstall)
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(n, _)| n)
+            .collect();
+        assert_eq!(
+            steps,
+            [
+                "step_check_crate_config",
+                "step_build_wasm",
+                "step_create_dir",
+                "step_create_json",
+                "step_copy_readme",
+                "step_run_wasm_bindgen"
+            ]
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/command/mod.rs b/src/command/mod.rs
index 18da885..3319c8a 100644
--- a/src/command/mod.rs
+++ b/src/command/mod.rs
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ pub enum Command {
         #[structopt(long = "scope", short = "s")]
         scope: Option<String>,
 
-        #[structopt(long = "--skip-build")]
-        /// Do not build, only update metadata
-        skip_build: bool,
+        #[structopt(long = "mode", short = "m", default_value = "normal")]
+        /// Sets steps to be run. [possible values: no-build, no-install, normal]
+        mode: String,
 
         #[structopt(long = "no-typescript")]
         /// By default a *.d.ts file is generated for the generated JS file, but
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ pub fn run_wasm_pack(command: Command, log: &Logger) -> result::Result<(), Error
         Command::Init {
             path,
             scope,
-            skip_build,
+            mode,
             disable_dts,
             target,
             debug,
@@ -100,17 +100,18 @@ pub fn run_wasm_pack(command: Command, log: &Logger) -> result::Result<(), Error
                 "Path: {:?}, Scope: {:?}, Skip build: {}, Disable Dts: {}, Target: {}, Debug: {}",
                 &path,
                 &scope,
-                &skip_build,
+                &mode,
                 &disable_dts,
                 &target,
                 debug
             );
-            let mode = if skip_build {
-                InitMode::Nobuild
-            } else {
-                InitMode::Normal
+            let modetype = match &*mode {
+                "no-build" => InitMode::Nobuild,
+                "no-install" => InitMode::Noinstall,
+                "normal" => InitMode::Normal,
+                _ => InitMode::Normal,
             };
-            Init::new(path, scope, disable_dts, target, debug).process(&log, mode)
+            Init::new(path, scope, disable_dts, target, debug)?.process(&log, modetype)
         }
         Command::Pack { path } => {
             info!(&log, "Running pack command...");