diff --git a/lib/cli/index.js b/lib/cli/index.js
index ec87c3dbec98..bcf0fdd2c3c5 100644
--- a/lib/cli/index.js
+++ b/lib/cli/index.js
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
     if (line.match(/version:|WARNING:/)) {
       return;
     }
+    if (line.match(/ember-cli-(inject-)?live-reload/)) {
+      // don't replace 'ember-cli-live-reload' on ng init diffs
+      return oldStdoutWrite.apply(process.stdout, arguments);
+    }
     line = line.replace(/ember-cli(?!.com)/g, 'angular-cli')
       .replace(/ember(?!-cli.com)/g, 'ng');
     return oldStdoutWrite.apply(process.stdout, arguments);