diff --git a/codeflash/cli_cmds/cmd_init.py b/codeflash/cli_cmds/cmd_init.py
index aaa8cbe53..bfe600fa4 100644
--- a/codeflash/cli_cmds/cmd_init.py
+++ b/codeflash/cli_cmds/cmd_init.py
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ def configure_pyproject_toml(setup_info: SetupInfo) -> None:
         )
     elif formatter == "don't use a formatter":
         formatter_cmds.append("disabled")
-    check_formatter_installed(formatter_cmds)
+    check_formatter_installed(formatter_cmds, exit_on_failure=False)
     codeflash_section["formatter-cmds"] = formatter_cmds
     # Add the 'codeflash' section, ensuring 'tool' section exists
     tool_section = pyproject_data.get("tool", tomlkit.table())
diff --git a/codeflash/code_utils/env_utils.py b/codeflash/code_utils/env_utils.py
index ee18cfa00..8bf8a506c 100644
--- a/codeflash/code_utils/env_utils.py
+++ b/codeflash/code_utils/env_utils.py
@@ -1,25 +1,18 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import os
-import shlex
-import subprocess
+import sys
 import tempfile
 from functools import lru_cache
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
 from codeflash.cli_cmds.console import logger
+from codeflash.code_utils.formatter import format_code
 from codeflash.code_utils.shell_utils import read_api_key_from_shell_config
 
 
-class FormatterNotFoundError(Exception):
-    """Exception raised when a formatter is not found."""
-
-    def __init__(self, formatter_cmd: str) -> None:
-        super().__init__(f"Formatter command not found: {formatter_cmd}")
-
-
-def check_formatter_installed(formatter_cmds: list[str]) -> bool:
+def check_formatter_installed(formatter_cmds: list[str], exit_on_failure: bool = True) -> bool:  # noqa
     return_code = True
     if formatter_cmds[0] == "disabled":
         return return_code
@@ -28,22 +21,14 @@ def check_formatter_installed(formatter_cmds: list[str]) -> bool:
         f.write(tmp_code)
         f.flush()
         tmp_file = Path(f.name)
-        file_token = "$file"  # noqa: S105
-        for command in set(formatter_cmds):
-            formatter_cmd_list = shlex.split(command, posix=os.name != "nt")
-            formatter_cmd_list = [tmp_file.as_posix() if chunk == file_token else chunk for chunk in formatter_cmd_list]
-            try:
-                result = subprocess.run(formatter_cmd_list, capture_output=True, check=False)
-            except (FileNotFoundError, NotADirectoryError):
-                return_code = False
-                break
-            if result.returncode:
-                return_code = False
-                break
-    tmp_file.unlink(missing_ok=True)
-    if not return_code:
-        msg = f"Error running formatter command: {command}"
-        raise FormatterNotFoundError(msg)
+        try:
+            format_code(formatter_cmds, tmp_file)
+        except Exception:
+            print(
+                "⚠️ Codeflash requires a code formatter to be installed in your environment, but none was found. Please install a supported formatter, verify the formatter-cmds in your codeflash pyproject.toml config and try again."
+            )
+            if exit_on_failure:
+                sys.exit(1)
     return return_code