diff --git a/src/cli/build.go b/src/cli/build.go
index 7361138..a2024da 100644
--- a/src/cli/build.go
+++ b/src/cli/build.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func (c CLI) BuildCMD() *cli.Command {
 	return &cli.Command{
 		Name:   "build",
 		Usage:  "build a container image from the project directory",
-		Flags:  c.CommandFlags(Build),
+		Flags:  c.CommandFlags([]FlagsType{Build, Shared}),
 		Action: c.Build,
 		Before: c.baseBeforeFunc,
 	}
diff --git a/src/cli/cli.go b/src/cli/cli.go
index 23f6646..0268858 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli.go
+++ b/src/cli/cli.go
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ func (c *CLI) init(cCtx *cli.Context) error {
 	version := cCtx.String(appVersionFlag)
 	projectDirectory := cCtx.String(projectDirectoryFlag)
 	absProjectDirectory, err := filepath.Abs(cCtx.String(projectDirectoryFlag))
+	registry := cCtx.String(repoNameFlag)
+	dockerFileName := cCtx.String(dockerFileNameFlag)
+
+	if dockerFileName == "" {
+		dockerFileName = defaults.GeneratedDockerFile
+	}
 
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Logger.Warnf("could not get abs of %s", projectDirectory)
@@ -67,17 +73,12 @@ func (c *CLI) init(cCtx *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	dockerImage := docker.DockerImage{
-		Registry:  cCtx.String(repoNameFlag),
+		Registry:  registry,
 		Name:      dockerImageName,
 		Directory: absProjectDirectory,
 		Tag:       version,
 	}
 
-	dockerFileName := cCtx.String(dockerFileNameFlag)
-	if dockerFileName == "" {
-		dockerFileName = defaults.GeneratedDockerFile
-	}
-
 	dockerService, err := docker.New(project, dockerImage, dockerFileName)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.PrintError("Error creating docker service", err)
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ func (c CLI) Run(args []string) error {
 	app := &cli.App{
 		Name:  "initium",
 		Usage: "CLI of the Initium project",
-		Flags: c.CommandFlags(App),
+		Flags: c.CommandFlags([]FlagsType{App}),
 		Commands: []*cli.Command{
 			c.BuildCMD(),
 			c.PushCMD(),
diff --git a/src/cli/delete.go b/src/cli/delete.go
index 1031b8d..632980e 100644
--- a/src/cli/delete.go
+++ b/src/cli/delete.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (c *CLI) DeleteCMD() *cli.Command {
 	return &cli.Command{
 		Name:   "delete",
 		Usage:  "delete the knative service",
-		Flags:  c.CommandFlags(Kubernetes),
+		Flags:  c.CommandFlags([]FlagsType{Kubernetes, Shared}),
 		Action: c.Delete,
 		Before: c.baseBeforeFunc,
 	}
diff --git a/src/cli/deploy.go b/src/cli/deploy.go
index 03d354f..0794234 100644
--- a/src/cli/deploy.go
+++ b/src/cli/deploy.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (c CLI) DeployCMD() *cli.Command {
 	return &cli.Command{
 		Name:   "deploy",
 		Usage:  "deploy the application as a knative service",
-		Flags:  c.CommandFlags(Kubernetes),
+		Flags:  c.CommandFlags([]FlagsType{Kubernetes, Shared}),
 		Action: c.Deploy,
 		Before: c.baseBeforeFunc,
 	}
diff --git a/src/cli/flags.go b/src/cli/flags.go
index 4fd5803..8133f94 100644
--- a/src/cli/flags.go
+++ b/src/cli/flags.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/nearform/initium-cli/src/services/git"
+	"github.com/nearform/initium-cli/src/services/project"
 	"github.com/nearform/initium-cli/src/utils/defaults"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ const (
 	Registry   FlagsType = "registry"
 	InitGithub FlagsType = "init-github"
 	App        FlagsType = "app"
+	Shared     FlagsType = "shared"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -55,6 +57,13 @@ func init() {
 		registry = fmt.Sprintf("ghcr.io/%s", org)
 	}
 
+	appName := ""
+	guess := project.GuessAppName()
+
+	if guess != nil {
+		appName = *guess
+	}
+
 	defaultFlags := map[FlagsType]([]cli.Flag){
 		Build: []cli.Flag{
 			&cli.StringFlag{
@@ -118,10 +127,25 @@ func init() {
 			},
 		},
 		App: []cli.Flag{
+			&cli.StringFlag{
+				Name:    projectDirectoryFlag,
+				Usage:   "The directory in which your Dockerfile lives",
+				Value:   defaults.ProjectDirectory,
+				EnvVars: []string{"INITIUM_PROJECT_DIRECTORY"},
+			},
+			&cli.StringFlag{
+				Name:    configFileFlag,
+				Usage:   "read parameters from config",
+				Value:   defaults.ConfigFile,
+				EnvVars: []string{"INITIUM_CONFIG_FILE"},
+			},
+		},
+		Shared: []cli.Flag{
 			&cli.StringFlag{
 				Name:     appNameFlag,
 				Usage:    "The name of the app",
-				Required: true,
+				Value:    appName,
+				Required: appName == "",
 				EnvVars:  []string{"INITIUM_APP_NAME"},
 			},
 			&cli.StringFlag{
@@ -130,12 +154,6 @@ func init() {
 				Value:   defaults.AppVersion,
 				EnvVars: []string{"INITIUM_VERSION"},
 			},
-			&cli.StringFlag{
-				Name:    projectDirectoryFlag,
-				Usage:   "The directory in which your Dockerfile lives",
-				Value:   defaults.ProjectDirectory,
-				EnvVars: []string{"INITIUM_PROJECT_DIRECTORY"},
-			},
 			&cli.StringFlag{
 				Name:     repoNameFlag,
 				Aliases:  []string{"repo-name"}, // keep compatibility with old version of the config
@@ -149,13 +167,6 @@ func init() {
 				Usage:   "The name of the Dockerfile",
 				EnvVars: []string{"INITIUM_DOCKERFILE_NAME"},
 			},
-			&cli.StringFlag{
-				Name:    configFileFlag,
-				Usage:   "read parameters from config",
-				Hidden:  true,
-				Value:   defaults.ConfigFile,
-				EnvVars: []string{"INITIUM_CONFIG_FILE"},
-			},
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -227,6 +238,10 @@ func (c CLI) loadFlagsFromConfig(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c CLI) CommandFlags(command FlagsType) []cli.Flag {
-	return flags[command]
+func (c CLI) CommandFlags(commands []FlagsType) []cli.Flag {
+	result := []cli.Flag{}
+	for _, command := range commands {
+		result = append(result, flags[command]...)
+	}
+	return result
 }
diff --git a/src/cli/init.go b/src/cli/init.go
index 063ab55..304ff47 100644
--- a/src/cli/init.go
+++ b/src/cli/init.go
@@ -104,6 +104,13 @@ func (c CLI) InitServiceAccountCMD(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 }
 
 func (c CLI) InitCMD() *cli.Command {
+	configFlags := c.CommandFlags([]FlagsType{Shared})
+	configFlags = append(configFlags, &cli.BoolFlag{
+		Name:  persistFlag,
+		Value: false,
+		Usage: fmt.Sprintf("will write the file content in %s", defaults.ConfigFile),
+	})
+
 	return &cli.Command{
 		Name:  "init",
 		Usage: "create configuration for the cli [EXPERIMENTAL]",
@@ -111,20 +118,14 @@ func (c CLI) InitCMD() *cli.Command {
 			{
 				Name:   "github",
 				Usage:  "create a github pipeline yaml file",
-				Flags:  c.CommandFlags(InitGithub),
+				Flags:  c.CommandFlags([]FlagsType{InitGithub, Shared}),
 				Action: c.InitGithubCMD,
 				Before: c.baseBeforeFunc,
 			},
 			{
-				Name:  "config",
-				Usage: "create a config file with all available flags set to null",
-				Flags: []cli.Flag{
-					&cli.BoolFlag{
-						Name:  persistFlag,
-						Value: false,
-						Usage: fmt.Sprintf("will write the file content in %s", defaults.ConfigFile),
-					},
-				},
+				Name:   "config",
+				Usage:  "create a config file with all available flags set to null",
+				Flags:  configFlags,
 				Action: c.InitConfigCMD,
 				Before: c.baseBeforeFunc,
 			},
diff --git a/src/cli/init_test.go b/src/cli/init_test.go
index bbc290e..aacafca 100644
--- a/src/cli/init_test.go
+++ b/src/cli/init_test.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func TestInitConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Command line argument wins over config and Environment variable
 	cli.Writer = new(bytes.Buffer)
-	if err = cli.Run([]string{"initium", fmt.Sprintf("--config-file=%s", f.Name()), "--app-name=FromParam", "init", "config"}); err != nil {
+	if err = cli.Run([]string{"initium", fmt.Sprintf("--config-file=%s", f.Name()), "init", "config", "--app-name=FromParam"}); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
 	compareConfig(t, "FromParam", registry, cli.Writer)
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ func TestRepoNameRetrocompatibiliy(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	cli.Writer = new(bytes.Buffer)
-	if err = cli.Run([]string{"initium", fmt.Sprintf("--config-file=%s", f.Name()), "--app-name=FromParam", "init", "config"}); err != nil {
+	if err = cli.Run([]string{"initium", fmt.Sprintf("--config-file=%s", f.Name()), "init", "config", "--app-name=FromParam"}); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
 	compareConfig(t, "FromParam", "FromFile", cli.Writer)
 
 	//Override from parameter
 	cli.Writer = new(bytes.Buffer)
-	if err = cli.Run([]string{"initium", fmt.Sprintf("--config-file=%s", f.Name()), "--app-name=FromParam", "--container-registry=ghcr.io/nearform", "init", "config"}); err != nil {
+	if err = cli.Run([]string{"initium", fmt.Sprintf("--config-file=%s", f.Name()), "init", "config", "--app-name=FromParam", "--container-registry=ghcr.io/nearform"}); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
 	compareConfig(t, "FromParam", "ghcr.io/nearform", cli.Writer)
diff --git a/src/cli/onbranch.go b/src/cli/onbranch.go
index 64c64c5..d455654 100644
--- a/src/cli/onbranch.go
+++ b/src/cli/onbranch.go
@@ -29,10 +29,13 @@ func (c CLI) buildPushDeploy(cCtx *cli.Context) error {
 }
 
 func (c CLI) OnBranchCMD() *cli.Command {
-	flags := []cli.Flag{}
-	flags = append(flags, c.CommandFlags(Kubernetes)...)
-	flags = append(flags, c.CommandFlags(Build)...)
-	flags = append(flags, c.CommandFlags(Registry)...)
+	flags := c.CommandFlags([]FlagsType{
+		Kubernetes,
+		Build,
+		Registry,
+		Shared,
+	})
+
 	flags = append(flags, []cli.Flag{
 		&cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:  stopOnBuildFlag,
diff --git a/src/cli/onmain.go b/src/cli/onmain.go
index 98699f0..9099063 100644
--- a/src/cli/onmain.go
+++ b/src/cli/onmain.go
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (c *CLI) OnMainCMD() *cli.Command {
-	flags := []cli.Flag{}
-	flags = append(flags, c.CommandFlags(Kubernetes)...)
-	flags = append(flags, c.CommandFlags(Build)...)
-	flags = append(flags, c.CommandFlags(Registry)...)
+	flags := c.CommandFlags([]FlagsType{
+		Kubernetes,
+		Build,
+		Registry,
+		Shared,
+	})
 	flags = append(flags, []cli.Flag{
 		&cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:  stopOnBuildFlag,
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ func (c *CLI) OnMainCMD() *cli.Command {
 			Value: false,
 		},
 	}...)
+
 	return &cli.Command{
 		Name:   "onmain",
 		Usage:  "deploy the application as a knative service",
diff --git a/src/cli/push.go b/src/cli/push.go
index 8c1a3ef..29f35bf 100644
--- a/src/cli/push.go
+++ b/src/cli/push.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func (c *CLI) PushCMD() *cli.Command {
 	return &cli.Command{
 		Name:   "push",
 		Usage:  "push the container image to a registry",
-		Flags:  c.CommandFlags(Registry),
+		Flags:  c.CommandFlags([]FlagsType{Registry, Shared}),
 		Action: c.Push,
 		Before: c.baseBeforeFunc,
 	}
diff --git a/src/cli/template.go b/src/cli/template.go
index 0cd0bc6..2736a83 100644
--- a/src/cli/template.go
+++ b/src/cli/template.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (c *CLI) TemplateCMD() *cli.Command {
 	return &cli.Command{
 		Name:   "template",
 		Usage:  "output the docker file used for this project",
-		Flags:  c.CommandFlags(Build),
+		Flags:  c.CommandFlags([]FlagsType{Build}),
 		Action: c.template,
 		Before: c.baseBeforeFunc,
 	}
diff --git a/src/services/git/repo.go b/src/services/git/repo.go
index 74a9677..6de1b64 100644
--- a/src/services/git/repo.go
+++ b/src/services/git/repo.go
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ import (
 	git "github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
 )
 
+const (
+	httpgithubprefix = "https://github.com/"
+	gitgithubprefix  = "git@github.com:"
+)
+
 func initRepo() (*git.Repository, error) {
 	wd, err := os.Getwd()
 
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ func GetHash() (string, error) {
 	return headRef.Hash().String(), nil
 }
 
-func GetGithubOrg() (string, error) {
+func getGithubRemote() (string, error) {
 	repo, err := initRepo()
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -53,25 +58,37 @@ func GetGithubOrg() (string, error) {
 	for _, remote := range c.Remotes {
 		for _, url := range remote.URLs {
 			// HTTPS (https://github.com/organization/repo.git)
-			if strings.HasPrefix(url, "https://github.com/") {
-				splitURL := strings.Split(url, "/")
-				if len(splitURL) > 3 {
-					return splitURL[3], nil
-				}
+			if strings.HasPrefix(url, httpgithubprefix) {
+				return strings.Replace(url, httpgithubprefix, "", 1), nil
 			}
 			// SSH (git@github.com:organization/repo.git)
-			if strings.HasPrefix(url, "git@github.com:") {
-				splitURL := strings.Split(url, ":")
-				if len(splitURL) > 1 {
-					splitPath := strings.Split(splitURL[1], "/")
-					if len(splitPath) > 1 {
-						return splitPath[0], nil
-					}
-				}
+			if strings.HasPrefix(url, gitgithubprefix) {
+				return strings.Replace(url, gitgithubprefix, "", 1), nil
 			}
 		}
+	}
 
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("no github remote found")
+}
+
+func GetRepoName() (string, error) {
+	remote, err := getGithubRemote()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	splitRemote := strings.Split(remote, "/")
+	return strings.Replace(splitRemote[1], ".git", "", 1), nil
+}
+
+func GetGithubOrg() (string, error) {
+	remote, err := getGithubRemote()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
 	}
 
-	return "", fmt.Errorf("cannot find any remote with github.com")
+	splitRemote := strings.Split(remote, "/")
+	return splitRemote[0], nil
 }
diff --git a/src/services/project/project.go b/src/services/project/project.go
index eedc8fa..fcadcd6 100644
--- a/src/services/project/project.go
+++ b/src/services/project/project.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"text/template"
 
+	"github.com/nearform/initium-cli/src/services/git"
 	"github.com/nearform/initium-cli/src/utils/defaults"
 )
 
@@ -36,6 +37,15 @@ type InitOptions struct {
 	ProjectDirectory  string
 }
 
+func GuessAppName() *string {
+	var name string
+	name, err := git.GetRepoName()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &name
+}
+
 func New(name string, directory string, runtimeVersion string, version string, resources fs.FS) Project {
 	return Project{
 		Name:           name,