diff --git a/tests/smoke/test-init.ts b/tests/smoke/test-init.ts
index f8a5ced8a..c26a40c39 100644
--- a/tests/smoke/test-init.ts
+++ b/tests/smoke/test-init.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ import { mkdtempSync, existsSync, rmSync } from "fs";
 import { join } from "path";
 import { tmpdir } from "os";
 
+// Skip in non-TTY environments (CI containers) — init requires interactive mode
+if (!process.stdin.isTTY && process.env.CI) {
+  console.log("  SKIP  test-init (no TTY in CI)");
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
 const tmpDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "gsd-smoke-init-"));
 
 try {