diff --git a/modules/context/context.go b/modules/context/context.go
index 87e0f7e2..eedbcf3e 100644
--- a/modules/context/context.go
+++ b/modules/context/context.go
@@ -103,21 +103,23 @@ func InitCommand(cmd *cli.Command) (*TeaContext, error) {
 
 	// try to read local git repo & extract context: if repoFlag specifies a valid path, read repo in that dir,
 	// otherwise attempt PWD. if no repo is found, continue with default login
-	if c.RepoSlug == "" {
-		if repoPath == "" {
-			if repoPath, err = os.Getwd(); err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
+	if repoPath == "" {
+		if repoPath, err = os.Getwd(); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
+	}
 
-		if c.LocalRepo, c.Login, c.RepoSlug, err = contextFromLocalRepo(repoPath, remoteFlag, extraLogins); err != nil {
-			if err == errNotAGiteaRepo || err == git.ErrRepositoryNotExists {
-				// we can deal with that, commands needing the optional values use ctx.Ensure()
-			} else {
-				return nil, err
-			}
+	var localSlug string
+	if c.LocalRepo, c.Login, localSlug, err = contextFromLocalRepo(repoPath, remoteFlag, extraLogins); err != nil {
+		if err == errNotAGiteaRepo || err == git.ErrRepositoryNotExists {
+			// we can deal with that, commands needing the optional values use ctx.Ensure()
+		} else {
+			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
+	if c.RepoSlug == "" && localSlug != "" {
+		c.RepoSlug = localSlug
+	}
 
 	// If env vars are set, always use the env login (but repo slug was already
 	// resolved by contextFromLocalRepo with the env login in the match list)
diff --git a/tests/integration/context_init_test.go b/tests/integration/context_init_test.go
index cfe97677..c9bde9b6 100644
--- a/tests/integration/context_init_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/context_init_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 	teacontext "gitea.dev/tea/modules/context"
 )
 
-func TestInitCommand_WithRepoSlugSkipsLocalRepoDetection(t *testing.T) {
+func TestInitCommand_WithRepoSlugKeepsLocalRepoDetection(t *testing.T) {
 	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
 	config.SetConfigForTesting(config.LocalConfig{
 		Logins: []config.Login{{
@@ -54,7 +54,26 @@ func TestInitCommand_WithRepoSlugSkipsLocalRepoDetection(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, "owner", ctx.Owner)
 	require.Equal(t, "repo", ctx.Repo)
 	require.Equal(t, "owner/repo", ctx.RepoSlug)
-	require.Nil(t, ctx.LocalRepo)
+	require.NotNil(t, ctx.LocalRepo)
+	require.NotNil(t, ctx.Login)
+	require.Equal(t, "test-login", ctx.Login.Name)
+
+	cliCmd = cli.Command{
+		Name: "pr",
+		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+			&cli.StringFlag{Name: "repo"},
+			&cli.StringFlag{Name: "base"},
+		},
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, cliCmd.Set("repo", "owner/repo"))
+	require.NoError(t, cliCmd.Set("base", "main"))
+
+	ctx, err = teacontext.InitCommand(&cliCmd)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, "repo", ctx.Repo)
+	require.Equal(t, "owner/repo", ctx.RepoSlug)
+	require.Equal(t, "main", ctx.String("base"))
+	require.NotNil(t, ctx.LocalRepo)
 	require.NotNil(t, ctx.Login)
 	require.Equal(t, "test-login", ctx.Login.Name)
 }