diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index d51f711407..98cff90d30 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -155,19 +155,6 @@ jobs:
       - *attach_workspace
       - *test_build
       - *test_run
-  test-macos-node8:
-    <<: *macos_defaults
-    steps:
-      - run:
-          name: Install Node 8
-          command: |
-            brew uninstall --ignore-dependencies node
-            HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 brew install node@8
-            brew link --overwrite --force node@8
-            [[ $(node --version) =~ ^v8\. ]]
-      - *attach_workspace
-      - *test_build
-      - *test_run
   test-e2e-ubuntu1604:
     <<: *docker_defaults
     docker:
diff --git a/src/cli/commands/init.js b/src/cli/commands/init.js
index 1ee1d82abc..0130617fb9 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/init.js
+++ b/src/cli/commands/init.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export async function run(config: Config, reporter: Reporter, flags: Object, arg
         [
           path.join(process.env.COREPACK_ROOT, 'dist/corepack.js'),
           `yarn@${flags.install || `stable`}`,
+          `yarn`,
           `init`,
           ...forwardedArgs,
           `--install=self`,