diff --git a/src/ape/_cli.py b/src/ape/_cli.py
index d8a193ee41..3a61812a33 100644
--- a/src/ape/_cli.py
+++ b/src/ape/_cli.py
@@ -6,20 +6,16 @@
 from gettext import gettext
 from importlib.metadata import entry_points
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Optional
+from typing import Any, Optional
 from warnings import catch_warnings, simplefilter
 
 import click
-import rich
 import yaml
 
 from ape.cli.options import ape_cli_context
-from ape.exceptions import Abort, ApeException, ConfigError, handle_ape_exception
+from ape.exceptions import Abort, ApeException, handle_ape_exception
 from ape.logging import logger
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from click import Context
-
 _DIFFLIB_CUT_OFF = 0.6
 
 
@@ -39,30 +35,9 @@ def display_config(ctx, param, value):
     ctx.exit()  # NOTE: Must exit to bypass running ApeCLI
 
 
-def _validate_config():
-    from ape.utils.basemodel import ManagerAccessMixin as access
-
-    project = access.local_project
-    try:
-        _ = project.config
-    except ConfigError as err:
-        rich.print(err)
-        # Exit now to avoid weird problems.
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-
 class ApeCLI(click.MultiCommand):
     _CLI_GROUP_NAME = "ape_cli_subcommands"
 
-    def parse_args(self, ctx: "Context", args: list[str]) -> list[str]:
-        # Validate the config before any argument parsing,
-        # as arguments may utilize config.
-        if "--help" not in args and args != []:
-            # perf: don't bother w/ config if only doing --help.
-            _validate_config()
-
-        return super().parse_args(ctx, args)
-
     def format_commands(self, ctx, formatter) -> None:
         from ape.plugins._utils import PluginMetadataList
 
diff --git a/src/ape/managers/project.py b/src/ape/managers/project.py
index 619a52c7d9..2f6f658945 100644
--- a/src/ape/managers/project.py
+++ b/src/ape/managers/project.py
@@ -2214,8 +2214,10 @@ def __getattr__(self, item: str) -> Any:
                         "missing compilers for extensions: " + f'{", ".join(sorted(missing_exts))}?'
                     )
 
-            err.args = (message,)
-            raise  # The same exception (keep the stack the same height).
+            # NOTE: Purposely discard the stack-trace and raise a new exception.
+            #   This shows a better stack-trace to the user (rather than weird
+            #   BaseModel internals).
+            raise AttributeError(message)
 
     @cached_property
     def path(self) -> Path:
diff --git a/src/ape_init/_cli.py b/src/ape_init/_cli.py
index 1102dbb9e7..5b57012a23 100644
--- a/src/ape_init/_cli.py
+++ b/src/ape_init/_cli.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 from click import BadParameter
 
 from ape.cli.options import ape_cli_context
-from ape.utils._github import github_client
 
 GITIGNORE_CONTENT = """
 # Ape stuff
@@ -45,12 +44,15 @@ def validate_github_repo(ctx, param, value):
     help="Clone a template from Github",
     callback=validate_github_repo,
 )
-def cli(cli_ctx, github):
+@click.option("--name", "project_name", prompt=True, help="A project name")
+def cli(cli_ctx, github, project_name):
     """
     ``ape init`` allows the user to create an ape project with
     default folders and ape-config.yaml.
     """
     if github:
+        from ape.utils._github import github_client
+
         org, repo = github
         github_client.clone_repo(org, repo, Path.cwd())
         shutil.rmtree(Path.cwd() / ".git", ignore_errors=True)
@@ -76,6 +78,5 @@ def cli(cli_ctx, github):
         if ape_config.exists():
             cli_ctx.logger.warning(f"'{ape_config}' exists")
         else:
-            project_name = click.prompt("Please enter project name")
             ape_config.write_text(f"name: {project_name}\n", encoding="utf8")
             cli_ctx.logger.success(f"{project_name} is written in ape-config.yaml")
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_project.py b/tests/functional/test_project.py
index 29f9dfb03e..bb0ee3de41 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_project.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_project.py
@@ -209,9 +209,16 @@ def test_getattr(tmp_project):
 
 
 def test_getattr_not_exists(tmp_project):
-    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+    expected = (
+        r"'LocalProject' object has no attribute 'nope'\. Also checked extra\(s\) 'contracts'\."
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(AttributeError, match=expected) as err:
         _ = tmp_project.nope
 
+    # Was the case where the last entry was from Ape's basemodel stuff.
+    # Now, it points at the project manager last.
+    assert "ape/managers/project.py:" in repr(err.traceback[-1])
+
 
 def test_getattr_detects_changes(tmp_project):
     source_id = tmp_project.Other.contract_type.source_id