diff --git a/local-cli/init/init.js b/local-cli/init/init.js
index e6a7e73df..15f9837df 100644
--- a/local-cli/init/init.js
+++ b/local-cli/init/init.js
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ function generateProject(destinationRoot, newProjectName, options) {
 
   if (yarnVersion) {
     console.log('Adding React...');
-    execSync(`yarn add react@${reactVersion}`);
+    execSync(`yarn add react@${reactVersion}`, {stdio: 'inherit'});
   } else {
     console.log('Installing React...');
-    execSync(`npm install react@${reactVersion} --save --save-exact`);
+    execSync(`npm install react@${reactVersion} --save --save-exact`, {stdio: 'inherit'});
   }
   if (!options['skip-jest']) {
     const jestDeps = (
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ function generateProject(destinationRoot, newProjectName, options) {
     );
     if (yarnVersion) {
       console.log('Adding Jest...');
-      execSync(`yarn add ${jestDeps} --dev --exact`);
+      execSync(`yarn add ${jestDeps} --dev --exact`, {stdio: 'inherit'});
     } else {
       console.log('Installing Jest...');
-      execSync(`npm install ${jestDeps} --save-dev --save-exact`);
+      execSync(`npm install ${jestDeps} --save-dev --save-exact`, {stdio: 'inherit'});
     }
     addJestToPackageJson(destinationRoot);
   }