diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 9c23d2d84ae..75fedee9bbc 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ export class Config {
     fs.removeSync(this.path(p));
   }
 
-  askWriteProjectFile(p: string, content: any, force?: boolean) {
+  askWriteProjectFile(p: string, content: any, force?: boolean, confirmByDefault?: boolean) {
     const writeTo = this.path(p);
     let next;
     if (typeof content !== "string") {
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ export class Config {
       next = promptOnce({
         type: "confirm",
         message: "File " + clc.underline(p) + " already exists. Overwrite?",
-        default: false,
+        default: !!confirmByDefault,
       });
     } else {
       next = Promise.resolve(true);
diff --git a/src/dataconnect/freeTrial.ts b/src/dataconnect/freeTrial.ts
index 9585dfec2d4..c4d3841defb 100644
--- a/src/dataconnect/freeTrial.ts
+++ b/src/dataconnect/freeTrial.ts
@@ -67,12 +67,9 @@ export function printFreeTrialUnavailable(
 }
 
 export function upgradeInstructions(projectId: string): string {
-  return `If you'd like to provision a CloudSQL instance on the Firebase Data Connect no-cost trial:
-1. Please upgrade to the pay-as-you-go (Blaze) billing plan.
+  return `If you'd like to provision a CloudSQL Postgres instance on the Firebase Data Connect no-cost trial:
+1. Please upgrade to the pay-as-you-go (Blaze) billing plan. Visit the following page:
+     https://console.firebase.google.com/project/${projectId}/usage/details
 2. Run ${clc.bold("firebase init dataconnect")} again to configure the Cloud SQL instance.
-3. Run ${clc.bold("firebase deploy --only dataconnect")} to deploy your Data Connect service.
-
-To upgrade your project, visit the following URL:
-
-https://console.firebase.google.com/project/${projectId}/usage/details`;
+3. Run ${clc.bold("firebase deploy --only dataconnect")} to deploy your Data Connect service.`;
 }
diff --git a/src/deploy/dataconnect/prepare.ts b/src/deploy/dataconnect/prepare.ts
index 7c6b329af90..42e357b2e99 100644
--- a/src/deploy/dataconnect/prepare.ts
+++ b/src/deploy/dataconnect/prepare.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ import { upgradeInstructions } from "../../dataconnect/freeTrial";
  */
 export default async function (context: any, options: DeployOptions): Promise<void> {
   const projectId = needProjectId(options);
+  if (!(await checkBillingEnabled(projectId))) {
+    throw new FirebaseError(upgradeInstructions(projectId));
+  }
   await ensureApis(projectId);
   await requireTosAcceptance(DATA_CONNECT_TOS_ID)(options);
   const serviceCfgs = readFirebaseJson(options.config);
@@ -61,9 +64,6 @@ export default async function (context: any, options: DeployOptions): Promise<vo
     serviceInfos,
     filters,
   };
-  if (!(await checkBillingEnabled(projectId))) {
-    throw new FirebaseError(upgradeInstructions(projectId));
-  }
   utils.logLabeledBullet("dataconnect", `Successfully prepared schema and connectors`);
   if (options.dryRun) {
     for (const si of serviceInfos) {
diff --git a/src/init/features/dataconnect/index.ts b/src/init/features/dataconnect/index.ts
index d763525b7b5..c7369cb677c 100644
--- a/src/init/features/dataconnect/index.ts
+++ b/src/init/features/dataconnect/index.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { Schema, Service, File, Platform } from "../../../dataconnect/types";
 import { parseCloudSQLInstanceName, parseServiceName } from "../../../dataconnect/names";
 import { logger } from "../../../logger";
 import { readTemplateSync } from "../../../templates";
-import { logBullet, logSuccess } from "../../../utils";
+import { logBullet } from "../../../utils";
 import { checkBillingEnabled } from "../../../gcp/cloudbilling";
 import * as sdk from "./sdk";
 import { getPlatformFromFolder } from "../../../dataconnect/fileUtils";
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ const defaultSchema = { path: "schema.gql", content: SCHEMA_TEMPLATE };
 
 // doSetup is split into 2 phases - ask questions and then actuate files and API calls based on those answers.
 export async function doSetup(setup: Setup, config: Config): Promise<void> {
-  const info = await askQuestions(setup);
+  const isBillingEnabled = setup.projectId ? await checkBillingEnabled(setup.projectId) : false;
+  if (setup.projectId) {
+    isBillingEnabled ? await ensureApis(setup.projectId) : await ensureSparkApis(setup.projectId);
+  }
+  const info = await askQuestions(setup, isBillingEnabled);
   await actuate(setup, config, info);
 
   const cwdPlatformGuess = await getPlatformFromFolder(process.cwd());
@@ -82,14 +86,17 @@ export async function doSetup(setup: Setup, config: Config): Promise<void> {
     await sdk.doSetup(setup, config);
   } else {
     logBullet(
-      `If you'd like to add the generated SDK to your app your later, run ${clc.bold("firebase init dataconnect:sdk")}`,
+      `If you'd like to add the generated SDK to your app your, run ${clc.bold("firebase init dataconnect:sdk")}`,
     );
   }
+  if (setup.projectId && !isBillingEnabled) {
+    logBullet(upgradeInstructions(setup.projectId));
+  }
 }
 
 // askQuestions prompts the user about the Data Connect service they want to init. Any prompting
 // logic should live here, and _no_ actuation logic should live here.
-async function askQuestions(setup: Setup): Promise<RequiredInfo> {
+async function askQuestions(setup: Setup, isBillingEnabled: boolean): Promise<RequiredInfo> {
   let info: RequiredInfo = {
     serviceId: "",
     locationId: "",
@@ -101,10 +108,6 @@ async function askQuestions(setup: Setup): Promise<RequiredInfo> {
     schemaGql: [defaultSchema],
     shouldProvisionCSQL: false,
   };
-  const isBillingEnabled = setup.projectId ? await checkBillingEnabled(setup.projectId) : false;
-  if (setup.projectId) {
-    isBillingEnabled ? await ensureApis(setup.projectId) : await ensureSparkApis(setup.projectId);
-  }
   // Query backend and pick up any existing services quickly.
   info = await promptForExistingServices(setup, info, isBillingEnabled);
 
@@ -136,19 +139,11 @@ async function askQuestions(setup: Setup): Promise<RequiredInfo> {
       }))
     );
   } else {
-    if (requiredConfigUnset) {
-      logBullet(
-        `Setting placeholder values in dataconnect.yaml. You can edit these before you deploy to specify different IDs or regions.`,
-      );
-    }
     info.serviceId = info.serviceId || basename(process.cwd());
     info.cloudSqlInstanceId = info.cloudSqlInstanceId || `${info.serviceId || "app"}-fdc`;
     info.locationId = info.locationId || `us-central1`;
     info.cloudSqlDatabase = info.cloudSqlDatabase || `fdcdb`;
   }
-  if (!isBillingEnabled && setup.projectId) {
-    logBullet(upgradeInstructions(setup.projectId));
-  }
   return info;
 }
 
@@ -178,12 +173,16 @@ async function writeFiles(config: Config, info: RequiredInfo) {
   });
 
   config.set("dataconnect", { source: dir });
-  await config.askWriteProjectFile(join(dir, "dataconnect.yaml"), subbedDataconnectYaml);
+  await config.askWriteProjectFile(
+    join(dir, "dataconnect.yaml"),
+    subbedDataconnectYaml,
+    false,
+    // Default to override dataconnect.yaml
+    // Sole purpose of `firebase init dataconnect` is to update `dataconnect.yaml`.
+    true,
+  );
 
   if (info.schemaGql.length) {
-    logSuccess(
-      "The service you chose already has GQL files deployed. We'll use those instead of the default templates.",
-    );
     for (const f of info.schemaGql) {
       await config.askWriteProjectFile(join(dir, "schema", f.path), f.content);
     }