diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 043f4ec31..1ef3279ae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ $ pm2 resurrect                 # Restore previously saved processes
 $ pm2 unstartup                 # Disable and remove startup system
 
 $ pm2 update                    # Save processes, kill PM2 and restore processes
-$ pm2 generate                  # Generate a sample json configuration file
+$ pm2 init                      # Generate a sample js configuration file
 
 # Deployment
 $ pm2 deploy app.json prod setup    # Setup "prod" remote server
diff --git a/bin/pm2 b/bin/pm2
index 5f34369c0..05072f4bc 100755
--- a/bin/pm2
+++ b/bin/pm2
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ commander.command('logrotate')
 //
 
 commander.command('ecosystem [mode]')
-  .alias('generate')
+  .alias('init')
   .description('generate a process conf file. (mode = null or simple)')
   .action(function(mode) {
     pm2.generateSample(mode);
diff --git a/test/bash/cli-actions-1.sh b/test/bash/cli-actions-1.sh
index af86c2b95..8d393f527 100644
--- a/test/bash/cli-actions-1.sh
+++ b/test/bash/cli-actions-1.sh
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ spec "Should list processes successfully"
 $pm2 start multi-echo.json
 spec "Should start multiple applications"
 
-$pm2 generate echo
-spec "Should generate echo sample json"
+$pm2 init echo
+spec "Should init echo sample json"
 
 $pm2 start echo-pm2.json -f
 spec "Should start echo service"