diff --git a/internal/command/init.go b/internal/command/init.go
index bda5592..e2bd935 100644
--- a/internal/command/init.go
+++ b/internal/command/init.go
@@ -153,7 +153,10 @@ acts as a namespace when multiple score files and containers are used.
 
 			// create and write the default provisioners file if it doesn't already exist
 			dst := "zz-default" + loader.DefaultSuffix
-			if f, err := os.OpenFile(filepath.Join(sd.Path, dst), os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_EXCL, 0644); err != nil {
+			oldDest := "99-default" + loader.DefaultSuffix
+			if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(sd.Path, oldDest)); err == nil {
+				slog.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Default provisioners yaml file '%s' already exists, not overwriting it", oldDest))
+			} else if f, err := os.OpenFile(filepath.Join(sd.Path, dst), os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_EXCL, 0644); err != nil {
 				if !errors.Is(err, os.ErrExist) {
 					return fmt.Errorf("failed to open default provisioners for writing: %w", err)
 				}