diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/__init__.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/__init__.py
index ff67eeaf6..0eb6dd527 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/__init__.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from types import ModuleType
 from typing import Optional
 
-from . import admin, config, machines, secrets, webui, zerotier
+from . import config, create, machines, secrets, webui, zerotier
 from .errors import ClanError
 from .ssh import cli as ssh_cli
 
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ def create_parser(prog: Optional[str] = None) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog=prog, description="cLAN tool")
     subparsers = parser.add_subparsers()
 
-    parser_admin = subparsers.add_parser("admin", help="administrate a clan")
-    admin.register_parser(parser_admin)
+    parser_create = subparsers.add_parser("create", help="create a clan flake")
+    create.register_parser(parser_create)
 
     # DISABLED: this currently crashes if a flake does not define .#clanOptions
     if os.environ.get("CLAN_OPTIONS_FILE") is not None:
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/admin.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/create.py
similarity index 50%
rename from pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/admin.py
rename to pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/create.py
index 9b47aaa2d..2a6b3ce80 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/admin.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/create.py
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 # !/usr/bin/env python3
 import argparse
-import os
 import subprocess
 
 from .nix import nix_command
 
 
 def create(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
-    os.makedirs(args.folder, exist_ok=True)
     # TODO create clan template in flake
     subprocess.run(
         nix_command(
@@ -24,18 +22,4 @@ def create(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
 
 # takes a (sub)parser and configures it
 def register_parser(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "-f",
-        "--folder",
-        help="the folder where the clan is defined, default to the current folder",
-        default=os.getcwd(),
-    )
-    subparser = parser.add_subparsers(
-        title="command",
-        description="the command to run",
-        help="the command to run",
-        required=True,
-    )
-
-    parser_create = subparser.add_parser("create", help="create a new clan")
-    parser_create.set_defaults(func=create)
+    parser.set_defaults(func=create)
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_admin_cli.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_admin_cli.py
deleted file mode 100644
index dba43d147..000000000
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_admin_cli.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-from typing import Union
-
-import pytest_subprocess.fake_process
-from cli import Cli
-from pytest_subprocess import utils
-
-
-# using fp fixture from pytest-subprocess
-def test_create(fp: pytest_subprocess.fake_process.FakeProcess) -> None:
-    cmd: list[Union[str, utils.Any]] = ["nix", "flake", "init", "-t", fp.any()]
-    fp.register(cmd)
-    cli = Cli()
-    cli.run(["admin", "--folder", "./my-clan", "create"])
-    assert fp.call_count(cmd) == 1
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_clan_template.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_clan_template.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10b4a9b3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_clan_template.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+from cli import Cli
+
+
+@pytest.mark.impure
+def test_template(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch, temporary_dir: Path) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.chdir(temporary_dir)
+    cli = Cli()
+    cli.run(["create"])
+    assert (temporary_dir / ".clan-flake").exists()