diff --git a/examples/java/aws/imports/constraints.json b/examples/java/aws/imports/constraints.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b0dcd81cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/java/aws/imports/constraints.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "cdktf": "0.18.2",
+  "providers": {
+    "aws": "~> 3.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/java/aws/imports/versions.json b/examples/java/aws/imports/versions.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de4034fda6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/java/aws/imports/versions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws": "3.76.1"
+}
diff --git a/packages/cdktf-cli/src/bin/cmds/helper/init.ts b/packages/cdktf-cli/src/bin/cmds/helper/init.ts
index 35b9dbf26c..bb4407581f 100644
--- a/packages/cdktf-cli/src/bin/cmds/helper/init.ts
+++ b/packages/cdktf-cli/src/bin/cmds/helper/init.ts
@@ -372,6 +372,12 @@ async function gatherInfo(
       token
     );
 
+    if (organizationIds.length == 0) {
+      throw Errors.Usage(
+        `You must be part of an organization in Terraform Cloud in order to use it as a RemoteBackend or CloudBackend.\n`
+      );
+    };
+
     // todo: add validation for the organization name and workspace. add error handling
     const organizationSelect = await select({
       message: "Terraform Cloud Organization Name",