diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/collect/processes/collect-reports.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/collect/processes/collect-reports.ts
index 06da50cf..4b7105b9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/collect/processes/collect-reports.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/collect/processes/collect-reports.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { persistFlow } from '../utils/persist/persist-flow';
 import { handleOpenFlowReports } from '../utils/persist/open-report';
 import { RcJson } from '../../../types';
 
-export async function collectReports(cfg: RcJson, openReport: boolean): Promise<RcJson> {
+export async function collectReports(cfg: RcJson, openReport?: boolean): Promise<RcJson> {
 
   const { collect, persist, assert } = cfg;
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/collect/utils/persist/open-report.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/collect/utils/persist/open-report.ts
index 55fd2cb0..5d96f774 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/collect/utils/persist/open-report.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/collect/utils/persist/open-report.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export async function openFlowReports(fileNames: string[]): Promise<void> {
   return Promise.resolve(void 0);
 }
 
-export function handleOpenFlowReports(openReport: boolean): typeof openFlowReports | undefined {
+export function handleOpenFlowReports(openReport?: boolean): typeof openFlowReports | undefined {
   if (dryRun() || !openReport || !interactive()) {
     return;
   }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/init/utils.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/init/utils.ts
index c219ec9b..ac8f10ab 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/init/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/commands/init/utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
-import { CollectRcOptions, PersistRcOptions } from '../collect/options/types';
+import { CollectRcOptions, PersistRcOptions, ReportFormat } from '../collect/options/types';
 import { InitOptions } from './options';
 import { AssertRcOptions } from '../assert/options';
+import { REPORT_FORMAT_VALUES } from '../collect/constants';
+
+const isValidFormat = (value: any): value is ReportFormat => REPORT_FORMAT_VALUES.includes(value);
+
+function sanitizedFormats(formats: string[]): ReportFormat[] {
+  const validatedFormats: ReportFormat[] = formats.filter(isValidFormat);
+  if (validatedFormats.length !== formats.length) {
+    throw new Error(`${formats} contains invalid format options`);
+  }
+  return validatedFormats;
+}
 
 export function getInitCommandOptionsFromArgv(argv: InitOptions) {
   let {
@@ -18,7 +29,7 @@ export function getInitCommandOptionsFromArgv(argv: InitOptions) {
 
   let persist = {} as PersistRcOptions;
   outPath && (persist.outPath = outPath);
-  format && (persist.format = format);
+  format && (persist.format = sanitizedFormats(format));
 
   let assert = {} as AssertRcOptions;
   budgetPath && (assert.budgetPath = budgetPath);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/pre-set.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/pre-set.ts
index 88c5bb1a..2be7d1d3 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/pre-set.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/pre-set.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ArgvPreset } from './types';
-import { detectCliMode } from './global/cli-mode/cli-mode';
+import { detectCliMode } from './global/cli-mode';
 import { DEFAULT_FULL_RC_PATH } from './constants';
 
 export const DEFAULT_PRESET: ArgvPreset = {