diff --git a/infrastructure/zk/src/init.ts b/infrastructure/zk/src/init.ts
index ba8d575f612..0b3da104189 100644
--- a/infrastructure/zk/src/init.ts
+++ b/infrastructure/zk/src/init.ts
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ export const initHyperCmdAction = async ({
 export const initCommand = new Command('init')
     .option('--skip-submodules-checkout')
     .option('--skip-env-setup')
+    .option('--skip-test-token-deployment')
     .option('--base-token-name <base-token-name>', 'base token name')
     .option('--validium-mode', 'deploy contracts in Validium mode')
     .option('--run-observability', 'run observability suite')