diff --git a/.changeset/tough-bags-hunt.md b/.changeset/tough-bags-hunt.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e02788786e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tough-bags-hunt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@graphql-codegen/cli': patch
+---
+
+fix the default output directory for init command
diff --git a/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/init/questions.ts b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/init/questions.ts
index fd875a5fb12..9d0b2561a0e 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/init/questions.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/src/init/questions.ts
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ function normalizeTargets(targets: Tags[] | Tags[][]): Tags[] {
 
 export function getOutputDefaultValue(answers: Answers) {
   if (answers.targets.includes(Tags.client)) {
-    return 'src/gql';
+    return 'src/gql/';
   }
   if (answers.plugins.some(plugin => plugin.defaultExtension === '.tsx')) {
     return 'src/generated/graphql.tsx';
diff --git a/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/tests/__snapshots__/init.spec.ts.snap b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/tests/__snapshots__/init.spec.ts.snap
index fab692c6fd3..60bfd31140c 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/tests/__snapshots__/init.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/graphql-codegen-cli/tests/__snapshots__/init.spec.ts.snap
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   schema: "http://localhost:4000",
   documents: "graphql/*.ts",
   generates: {
-    "src/gql": {
+    "src/gql/": {
       preset: "client",
       plugins: []
     },
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   schema: "http://localhost:4000",
   documents: "src/**/*.tsx",
   generates: {
-    "src/gql": {
+    "src/gql/": {
       preset: "client",
       plugins: []
     }
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ const config: CodegenConfig = {
   schema: "http://localhost:4000",
   documents: "src/**/*.tsx",
   generates: {
-    "src/gql": {
+    "src/gql/": {
       preset: "client",
       plugins: []
     }