diff --git a/src/docfx/Models/InitCommand.cs b/src/docfx/Models/InitCommand.cs
index 2d19c344d22..be7ad5c59c0 100644
--- a/src/docfx/Models/InitCommand.cs
+++ b/src/docfx/Models/InitCommand.cs
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ public SingleChoiceQuestion(string content, Action<T, DefaultConfigModel, Questi
             ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(options);
             ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(converter);
 
-            if (options.Length == 0) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(options));
+            if (options.Length == 0) throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(options));
 
             _converter = converter;
             Options = options;