diff --git a/lib/cmds/template_generator.js b/lib/cmds/template_generator.js
index 4fc77971..6f75d7e8 100644
--- a/lib/cmds/template_generator.js
+++ b/lib/cmds/template_generator.js
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ class TemplateGenerator {
   }
 
   downloadAndGenerate(uri, destinationFolder, name) {
+    const self = this;
     let {url, filePath} = this.getExternalProject(uri);
     let tmpFilePath = fs.tmpDir(filePath);
+    console.log(__('Installing Template from ' + uri + '....').green);
 
     fs.mkdirpSync(utils.dirname(tmpFilePath));
     utils.downloadFile(url, tmpFilePath, () => {
@@ -22,26 +24,20 @@ class TemplateGenerator {
           file.path = utils.joinPath(...fixed_path);
           return file;
         }
+      }).then(() => {
+        self.installTemplate(fspath, name, true);
       });
     });
   }
 
   generate(destinationFolder, name) {
-    let templatePath = fs.embarkPath(utils.joinPath('templates', this.templateName));
     console.log(__('Initializing Embark Template....').green);
+
+    let templatePath = fs.embarkPath(utils.joinPath('templates', this.templateName));
     let fspath = utils.joinPath(destinationFolder, name);
-
     fs.copySync(templatePath, fspath);
-    utils.cd(fspath);
-    utils.sed('package.json', '%APP_NAME%', name);
 
-    if (name === 'embark_demo') {
-      console.log(__('Installing packages...').green);
-      utils.runCmd('npm install');
-    }
-
-    console.log(__('Init complete').green);
-    console.log('\n' + __('App ready at ').green + fspath);
+    this.installTemplate(fspath, name, (name === 'embark_demo'));
 
     if (name === 'embark_demo') {
       console.log('-------------------'.yellow);
@@ -52,6 +48,19 @@ class TemplateGenerator {
     }
   }
 
+  installTemplate(templatePath, name, installPackages) {
+    utils.cd(templatePath);
+    utils.sed('package.json', '%APP_NAME%', name);
+
+    if (installPackages) {
+      console.log(__('Installing packages...').green);
+      utils.runCmd('npm install');
+    }
+
+    console.log(__('Init complete').green);
+    console.log('\n' + __('App ready at ').green + templatePath);
+  }
+
   getExternalProject(uri) {
     const constants = require('../constants');
     const RAW_URL = 'https://github.com/';