diff --git a/cmd/bd/init.go b/cmd/bd/init.go
index 5403f6af..38da4b7d 100644
--- a/cmd/bd/init.go
+++ b/cmd/bd/init.go
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ With --no-db: creates .beads/ directory and issues.jsonl file instead of SQLite
 
 		green := color.New(color.FgGreen).SprintFunc()
 		cyan := color.New(color.FgCyan).SprintFunc()
+		yellow := color.New(color.FgYellow).SprintFunc()
 
 		fmt.Printf("\n%s bd initialized successfully!\n\n", green("✓"))
 		fmt.Printf("  Database: %s\n", cyan(initDBPath))