diff --git a/.changeset/witty-bobcats-eat.md b/.changeset/witty-bobcats-eat.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9052f0b4db54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/witty-bobcats-eat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'create-astro': patch
+---
+
+Fix bug with `setRawMode`. Respect `--skip-houston` in all cases.
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/create-astro.mjs b/packages/create-astro/create-astro.mjs
index 7f09ba70086c..b7489a6b173d 100755
--- a/packages/create-astro/create-astro.mjs
+++ b/packages/create-astro/create-astro.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
+/* eslint-disable no-console */
 'use strict';
 
 const currentVersion = process.versions.node;
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/package.json b/packages/create-astro/package.json
index c254e961fe84..0c8c660774e2 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-astro/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "tsconfigs"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@astrojs/cli-kit": "^0.1.3",
+    "@astrojs/cli-kit": "^0.1.4",
     "chalk": "^5.0.1",
     "comment-json": "^4.2.3",
     "execa": "^6.1.0",
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/index.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/index.ts
index e4808796f32d..aa102432945d 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/index.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export async function main() {
 				type: 'text',
 				name: 'directory',
 				message: 'Where would you like to create your new project?',
-				initial: `./${generateProjectName()}`,
+				initial: generateProjectName(),
 				validate(value) {
 					if (!isValidProjectDirectory(value)) {
 						return notEmptyMsg(value);
@@ -347,7 +347,9 @@ export async function main() {
 	const devCmd = pkgManager === 'npm' ? 'npm run dev' : `${pkgManager} dev`;
 	await nextSteps({ projectDir, devCmd });
 
-	await say(['Good luck out there, astronaut!']);
+	if (!args.skipHouston) {
+		await say(['Good luck out there, astronaut!']);
+	}
 }
 
 function emojiWithFallback(char: string, fallback: string) {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index c94ee868b68c..4ca5d7c185eb 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -2464,7 +2464,7 @@ importers:
 
   packages/create-astro:
     specifiers:
-      '@astrojs/cli-kit': ^0.1.3
+      '@astrojs/cli-kit': ^0.1.4
       '@types/chai': ^4.3.1
       '@types/degit': ^2.8.3
       '@types/mocha': ^9.1.1
@@ -2486,7 +2486,7 @@ importers:
       which-pm-runs: ^1.1.0
       yargs-parser: ^21.0.1
     dependencies:
-      '@astrojs/cli-kit': 0.1.3
+      '@astrojs/cli-kit': 0.1.4
       chalk: 5.1.2
       comment-json: 4.2.3
       execa: 6.1.0
@@ -3827,8 +3827,8 @@ packages:
       lite-youtube-embed: 0.2.0
     dev: false
 
-  /@astrojs/cli-kit/0.1.3:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-thLIdCggboKsOyYF5prn46tIpUH55Y+Y0fRN2NGD09WyxqqO5eA5aon0i4cELKTuzQrmSuu0Wl4d4xFin5OPvg==}
+  /@astrojs/cli-kit/0.1.4:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-krtRhJr2uNdt947feVSNV9REoLupEh85g+5WRWHCKl60HhpbTRlwT962FUue26X3OeZbdoAT2pBJQmlznIIQtg==}
     dependencies:
       chalk: 5.1.2
       log-update: 5.0.1