diff --git a/bin.js b/bin.js
index 5c54f50ec..17fc9030c 100755
--- a/bin.js
+++ b/bin.js
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ let a = process.argv[2]
 if (a == 'init') {
   let p = process.env.npm_package_json
   let d = JSON.parse(f.readFileSync(p))
-  d.scripts ||= {}
-  d.scripts.prepare = 'husky'
+  (d.scripts ||= {}).prepare = 'husky'
   w('package.json', JSON.stringify(d, null, /\t/.test() ? '\t' : 2) + '\n')
   process.stdout.write(i())
 	try { f.mkdirSync('.husky') } catch {}