diff --git a/client/client_test.go b/client/client_test.go
index d611e94..3487904 100644
--- a/client/client_test.go
+++ b/client/client_test.go
@@ -3034,4 +3034,25 @@ func TestWebUi(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, 401, resp.StatusCode)
 }
 
+func TestForceInit(t *testing.T) {
+	markTestForSharding(t, 13)
+	defer testutils.BackupAndRestore(t)()
+	tester := zshTester{}
+	initialSecret := installHishtory(t, tester, "")
+	secondaryUserSecret := initialSecret + "-second"
+
+	// Run a commands to search for and confirm it was recorded
+	tester.RunInteractiveShell(t, `echo foobar`)
+	require.Equal(t, "echo foobar\n", tester.RunInteractiveShell(t, `hishtory export -pipefail -export`))
+
+	// Init as the other user with --force
+	out, err := tester.RunInteractiveShellRelaxed(t, ` export HISHTORY_SKIP_INIT_IMPORT=1
+	hishtory init --force `+secondaryUserSecret)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Contains(t, out, "Setting secret hishtory key to "+secondaryUserSecret, "Failed to re-init with the user secret")
+
+	// Check that the history was cleared
+	require.NotContains(t, tester.RunInteractiveShell(t, `hishtory export`), "echo foobar")
+}
+
 // TODO: somehow test/confirm that hishtory works even if only bash/only zsh is installed
diff --git a/client/cmd/install.go b/client/cmd/install.go
index 4fe55f5..999f0ec 100644
--- a/client/cmd/install.go
+++ b/client/cmd/install.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var offlineInit *bool
+var forceInit *bool
 var offlineInstall *bool
 
 var installCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ var initCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		lib.CheckFatalError(err)
 		count, err := countStoredEntries(db)
 		lib.CheckFatalError(err)
-		if count > 0 {
+		if count > 0 && !(*forceInit) {
 			fmt.Printf("Your current hishtory profile has saved history entries, are you sure you want to run `init` and reset?\nNote: This won't clear any imported history entries from your existing shell\n[y/N]")
 			reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
 			resp, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
@@ -645,5 +646,6 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(uninstallCmd)
 
 	offlineInit = initCmd.Flags().Bool("offline", false, "Install hiSHtory in offline mode wiht all syncing capabilities disabled")
+	forceInit = initCmd.Flags().Bool("force", false, "Force re-init without any prompts")
 	offlineInstall = installCmd.Flags().Bool("offline", false, "Install hiSHtory in offline mode wiht all syncing capabilities disabled")
 }