diff --git a/gimmecert/cli.py b/gimmecert/cli.py
index 218f4112b2f7c91491c2d86e7748354d695f4fd9..aa95063660a74aaae9a6f84fcd37e92859c3f3cb 100644
--- a/gimmecert/cli.py
+++ b/gimmecert/cli.py
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ Examples:
 """
 
 
+@subcommand_parser
+def setup_init_subcommand_parser(parser, subparsers):
+    subparser = subparsers.add_parser('init', description='Initialise CA hierarchy.')
+
+    def init(args):
+        pass
+
+    subparser.set_defaults(func=init)
+
+    return subparser
+
+
 @subcommand_parser
 def setup_help_subcommand_parser(parser, subparsers):
     subparser = subparsers.add_parser('help', description='shows help')