diff --git a/src/hooks/dependencies.ts b/src/hooks/dependencies.ts
index be411be..040e1cc 100644
--- a/src/hooks/dependencies.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/dependencies.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { exec } from 'child_process'
+import type { EventEmitter } from 'events'
 import { chdir, exit } from 'process'
 import confirm from '@inquirer/confirm'
 import select from '@inquirer/select'
@@ -22,10 +23,13 @@ const currentPackageManager = getCurrentPackageManager()
 // Deno and Netlify need no dependency installation step
 const excludeTemplate = ['deno', 'netlify']
 
+export type EventMap = { dependencies: unknown[]; completed: unknown[] }
+
 const registerInstallationHook = (
   template: string,
   installArg: boolean | undefined,
   pmArg: string,
+  emitter: EventEmitter<EventMap>,
 ) => {
   if (excludeTemplate.includes(template)) return
 
@@ -67,28 +71,32 @@ const registerInstallationHook = (
       })
     }
 
-    chdir(directoryPath)
-
-    if (!knownPackageManagers[packageManager]) {
-      exit(1)
-    }
+    emitter.on('dependencies', async () => {
+      chdir(directoryPath)
 
-    const spinner = createSpinner('Installing project dependencies').start()
-    const proc = exec(knownPackageManagers[packageManager])
+      if (!knownPackageManagers[packageManager]) {
+        exit(1)
+      }
 
-    const procExit: number = await new Promise((res) => {
-      proc.on('exit', (code) => res(code == null ? 0xff : code))
-    })
+      const spinner = createSpinner('Installing project dependencies').start()
+      const proc = exec(knownPackageManagers[packageManager])
 
-    if (procExit == 0) {
-      spinner.success()
-    } else {
-      spinner.stop({
-        mark: chalk.red('×'),
-        text: 'Failed to install project dependencies',
+      const procExit: number = await new Promise((res) => {
+        proc.on('exit', (code) => res(code == null ? 0xff : code))
       })
-      exit(procExit)
-    }
+
+      if (procExit == 0) {
+        spinner.success()
+      } else {
+        spinner.stop({
+          mark: chalk.red('×'),
+          text: 'Failed to install project dependencies',
+        })
+        exit(procExit)
+      }
+
+      emitter.emit('completed')
+    })
 
     return
   })
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index e7a6a31..97fa2a7 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import EventEmitter from 'events'
 import fs from 'fs'
 import path from 'path'
 import confirm from '@inquirer/confirm'
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import { version } from '../package.json'
 import { projectDependenciesHook } from './hook'
 import { afterCreateHook } from './hooks/after-create'
 import {
+  type EventMap,
   knownPackageManagerNames,
   registerInstallationHook,
 } from './hooks/dependencies'
@@ -145,30 +147,36 @@ async function main(
   }
 
   const targetDirectoryPath = path.join(process.cwd(), target)
-  const spinner = createSpinner('Cloning the template').start()
 
-  await downloadTemplate(
-    `gh:${config.user}/${config.repository}/${config.directory}/${templateName}#${config.ref}`,
-    {
-      dir: targetDirectoryPath,
-      offline,
-      force: true,
-    },
-  ).then(() => spinner.success())
+  const emitter = new EventEmitter<EventMap>()
 
-  registerInstallationHook(templateName, install, pm)
+  registerInstallationHook(templateName, install, pm, emitter)
 
   try {
-    afterCreateHook.applyHook(templateName, {
-      projectName,
-      directoryPath: targetDirectoryPath,
-    })
-
     await Promise.all(
       projectDependenciesHook.applyHook(templateName, {
         directoryPath: targetDirectoryPath,
       }),
     )
+
+    const spinner = createSpinner('Cloning the template').start()
+
+    await downloadTemplate(
+      `gh:${config.user}/${config.repository}/${config.directory}/${templateName}#${config.ref}`,
+      {
+        dir: targetDirectoryPath,
+        offline,
+        force: true,
+      },
+    ).then(() => {
+      spinner.success()
+      emitter.emit('dependencies')
+    })
+
+    afterCreateHook.applyHook(templateName, {
+      projectName,
+      directoryPath: targetDirectoryPath,
+    })
   } catch (e) {
     throw new Error(
       `Error running hook for ${templateName}: ${
@@ -191,8 +199,10 @@ async function main(
     fs.writeFileSync(packageJsonPath, JSON.stringify(newPackageJson, null, 2))
   }
 
-  console.log(chalk.green(`🎉 ${chalk.bold('Copied project files')}`))
-  console.log(chalk.gray('Get started with:'), chalk.bold(`cd ${target}`))
+  emitter.on('completed', () => {
+    console.log(chalk.green(`🎉 ${chalk.bold('Copied project files')}`))
+    console.log(chalk.gray('Get started with:'), chalk.bold(`cd ${target}`))
+  })
 }
 
 program.parse()