diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 026951f..1a94bca 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -97,9 +97,6 @@ func (i *InitActionCmd) Run(ctx context.Context, client *githubClient, current r
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if len(dirs) == 0 {
-		return errors.New("no migration directories found in the repository")
-	}
 	if err = i.setParams(dirs); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 8b790cd..0ca6c4f 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -183,6 +183,22 @@ func TestRunInitActionCmd(t *testing.T) {
 				Token:   "token",
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:   "no dir path supplied, choose manual dir path",
+			client: createGHClient(&mockService{getContentError: &github.ErrorResponse{Message: "Not Found"}}),
+			cmd: &InitActionCmd{
+				Token:   "token",
+				DirName: "name",
+			},
+			// enter, arrow key down, enter, `dir/migrations`, enter
+			prompt: "\n\x1b[B\n`dir/migrations`\n\n",
+			expected: &InitActionCmd{
+				DirPath: "`dir/migrations`",
+				DirName: "name",
+				Driver:  "mysql",
+				Token:   "token",
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name:   "no dir name supplied use cloud dir name",
 			client: createGHClient(&mockService{getContentError: &github.ErrorResponse{Message: "Not Found"}}),
diff --git a/prompt.go b/prompt.go
index 2a24272..3249616 100644
--- a/prompt.go
+++ b/prompt.go
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@ func (i *InitActionCmd) setParams(dirs []string) error {
 	var err error
 	if i.DirPath == "" {
 		prompt := promptui.Select{
-			Label: "Choose migration directory",
-			Items: dirs,
-			Stdin: i.stdin,
-		}
-		if _, i.DirPath, err = prompt.Run(); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		prompt = promptui.Select{
 			Label: "Choose driver",
 			Items: []string{"mysql", "postgres", "mariadb", "sqlite"},
 			Stdin: i.stdin,
@@ -27,6 +19,35 @@ func (i *InitActionCmd) setParams(dirs []string) error {
 		if _, i.Driver, err = prompt.Run(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		switch {
+		case len(dirs) == 0:
+			prompt := promptui.Prompt{
+				Label: "Enter the path of the migration directory in your repository",
+				Stdin: i.stdin,
+			}
+			if i.DirPath, err = prompt.Run(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		case len(dirs) > 0:
+			opts := append(dirs, "provide another path")
+			prompt := promptui.Select{
+				Label: "Choose migration directory",
+				Items: opts,
+				Stdin: i.stdin,
+			}
+			if _, i.DirPath, err = prompt.Run(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		if i.DirPath == "provide another path" {
+			prompt := promptui.Prompt{
+				Label: "Enter the path of the migration directory in your repository",
+				Stdin: i.stdin,
+			}
+			if i.DirPath, err = prompt.Run(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	if i.Token == "" {
 		prompt := promptui.Prompt{