diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 842e34af..6b4fa298 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "kirimase",
-  "version": "0.0.44",
+  "version": "0.0.45",
   "description": "A Rails-like CLI for building full-stack Next.js apps faster",
   "main": "index.js",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/src/commands/add/index.ts b/src/commands/add/index.ts
index 7823a22e..155bd074 100644
--- a/src/commands/add/index.ts
+++ b/src/commands/add/index.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import {
   askDbType,
   askMiscPackages,
   askOrm,
+  askPscale,
 } from "./prompts.js";
 import {
   addContextProviderToLayout,
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ const promptUser = async (options?: InitOptions): Promise<InitOptions> => {
   const dbType =
     orm === null || config.driver ? undefined : await askDbType(options);
 
-  const dbProvider =
+  let dbProvider =
     config.orm ||
     orm === "prisma" ||
     orm === null ||
@@ -82,6 +83,11 @@ const promptUser = async (options?: InitOptions): Promise<InitOptions> => {
       ? undefined
       : await askDbProvider(options, dbType, config.preferredPackageManager);
 
+  if (orm === "prisma" && dbType === "mysql") {
+    const usePscale = await askPscale(options);
+    if (usePscale) dbProvider = "planetscale";
+  }
+
   const auth = config.auth || !orm ? undefined : await askAuth(options);
 
   const authProviders =
diff --git a/src/commands/add/orm/prisma/index.ts b/src/commands/add/orm/prisma/index.ts
index 53f3d05d..0e7a54c0 100644
--- a/src/commands/add/orm/prisma/index.ts
+++ b/src/commands/add/orm/prisma/index.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import {
   prismaGenerate,
   updateTsConfigPrismaTypeAlias,
 } from "../utils.js";
-import { consola } from "consola";
 import { addToPrismaSchema } from "../../../generate/utils.js";
 import { formatFilePath, getDbIndexPath } from "../../../filePaths/index.js";
 import { addToInstallList } from "../../utils.js";
@@ -39,14 +38,10 @@ export const addPrisma = async (
 
   // if mysql, ask if planetscale
   if (dbType === "mysql") {
-    const usingPlanetscale = await confirm({
-      message: "Are you using PlanetScale?",
-      default: false,
-    });
     // scaffold planetscale specific schema
     createFile(
       `prisma/schema.prisma`,
-      generatePrismaSchema(dbType, usingPlanetscale)
+      generatePrismaSchema(dbType, initOptions.dbProvider === "planetscale")
     );
     updateConfigFile({ provider: "planetscale" });
     createDotEnv(
diff --git a/src/commands/add/prompts.ts b/src/commands/add/prompts.ts
index 9d25704a..db860177 100644
--- a/src/commands/add/prompts.ts
+++ b/src/commands/add/prompts.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@ export const askDbProvider = async (
   );
 };
 
+export const askPscale = async (options: InitOptions) => {
+  return (
+    options.dbProvider ??
+    (await confirm({
+      message: "Are you using PlanetScale?",
+      default: false,
+    }))
+  );
+};
+
 export const askExampleModel = async (options: InitOptions) => {
   return (
     options.includeExample ??
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 4884c99e..ed371b79 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { buildSchema } from "./commands/generate/index.js";
 import { addPackage } from "./commands/add/index.js";
 
 const program = new Command();
-program.name("kirimase").description("Kirimase CLI").version("0.0.44");
+program.name("kirimase").description("Kirimase CLI").version("0.0.45");
 
 addCommonOptions(program.command("init"))
   .description("initialise and configure kirimase within directory")