diff --git a/src/commands/init.ts b/src/commands/init.ts
index f1f973f..cd9a7de 100644
--- a/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Command } from "https://deno.land/x/cliffy@v0.25.5/command/mod.ts";
 
 import { Variables } from "../config.ts";
-import { initializeProject, TemplateOptions } from "../init.ts";
+import { initializeProject } from "../init.ts";
 import { templateCompletion, varOptions } from "./utils.ts";
 
 export const command = new Command()
diff --git a/src/commands/new.ts b/src/commands/new.ts
index 1b16b1e..1f219a5 100644
--- a/src/commands/new.ts
+++ b/src/commands/new.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Command } from "https://deno.land/x/cliffy@v0.25.5/command/mod.ts";
 
 import { Variables } from "../config.ts";
-import { initializeProject, TemplateOptions } from "../init.ts";
+import { initializeProject } from "../init.ts";
 import { templateCompletion, varOptions } from "./utils.ts";
 
 export const command = new Command()
diff --git a/src/init.ts b/src/init.ts
index 6a9f3c2..52663d5 100644
--- a/src/init.ts
+++ b/src/init.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
 import * as log from "https://deno.land/std@0.167.0/log/mod.ts";
 
 import { Output, Template, Variable, Variables } from "./config.ts";
-import { asBytes, asString } from "./utils.ts";
+import { asBytes } from "./utils.ts";
 import { writeOutput } from "./process.ts";
 
 export async function initializeProject(
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ export async function initializeProject(
   for (const generated of outputs) {
     let exists = false;
     try {
-      const stat = await Deno.stat(generated.path);
+      const _stat = await Deno.stat(generated.path);
       exists = true;
-    } catch {}
+    } catch (_e) {
+      // Ignore
+    }
     if (exists && !options.isNew) {
       log.debug(`Skipping ${generated.path} as it already exists`);
       continue;
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ export async function getTemplateSources(
 
   variables = variables || {};
 
-  const unresolved = mergeVariables(
+  const unresolved = getUnresolved(
     variables || {},
     templateConfig.variables || [],
   );
@@ -181,31 +183,29 @@ export function renderTemplate(
   return contents;
 }
 
-export function mergeVariables(
+export function getUnresolved(
   variables: Record<string, unknown>,
   definitions: Variable[],
 ): Variable[] {
   const unresolved: Variable[] = [];
 
   for (const variable of definitions) {
-    if (variables[variable.name] === undefined) {
-      if (variable.default) {
-        const type = variable.type || "input";
-        switch (type) {
-          case "number":
-            variables[variable.name] = parseFloat(variable.default as string);
-            break;
-          case "confirm":
-            variables[variable.name] =
-              (variable.default as string).toLowerCase() == "true";
-            break;
-          default:
-            variables[variable.name] = variable.default;
-        }
-        continue;
+    const value = variables[variable.name];
+    if (value !== undefined) {
+      // Make sure the value provided on the command line
+      // is the type we expect.
+      const type = variable.type || "input";
+      switch (type) {
+        case "number":
+          variables[variable.name] = parseFloat(value as string);
+          break;
+        case "confirm":
+          variables[variable.name] = ("" + value).toLowerCase() == "true";
+          break;
       }
+    } else {
+      unresolved.push(variable);
     }
-    unresolved.push(variable);
   }
   return unresolved;
 }
diff --git a/src/process.ts b/src/process.ts
index 43e0bcd..ebad9cf 100644
--- a/src/process.ts
+++ b/src/process.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export async function process(config: Configuration): Promise<Output[]> {
   const output = new TextDecoder().decode(rawOutput);
   log.debug(`Generator output: ${output}`);
   const fromJson = JSON.parse(output) as JsonOutput[];
+  // deno-lint-ignore no-explicit-any
   const parsedOutput = fromJson.map((o: any) => {
     o.contents = Uint8Array.from(o.contents);
     return o as Output;
diff --git a/test/init.test.ts b/test/init.test.ts
index 765b51b..8f8ba92 100644
--- a/test/init.test.ts
+++ b/test/init.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import * as apex from "https://deno.land/x/apex_core@v0.1.1/mod.ts";
 import { assertEquals } from "https://deno.land/std@0.167.0/testing/asserts.ts";
-import { getTemplateSources, mergeVariables } from "../src/init.ts";
+import { getTemplateSources, getUnresolved } from "../src/init.ts";
 import * as path from "https://deno.land/std@0.167.0/path/mod.ts";
-import { asBytes, asString, setupLogger } from "../src/utils.ts";
+import { asBytes, setupLogger } from "../src/utils.ts";
 import { Variable } from "../src/config.ts";
 
 const __dirname = new URL(".", import.meta.url).pathname;
@@ -60,9 +59,11 @@ Deno.test(
       required: true,
       loop: false,
     }];
-    const variables = {};
-    const unresolved = mergeVariables(variables, definitions);
-    assertEquals(variables, { "module": "default value" });
+    const variables = {
+      module: "I am provided",
+    };
+    const unresolved = getUnresolved(variables, definitions);
+    assertEquals(variables, { "module": "I am provided" });
     assertEquals(unresolved, [{
       name: "needed",
       description: "a required var",