diff --git a/cmd/init.go b/cmd/init.go
index ef6776e..07d80a5 100644
--- a/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cmd/init.go
@@ -17,13 +17,16 @@ func InitCmd() *cobra.Command {
 
 	cmd.Flags().StringP("epic", "e", "", "the epic id to associate this campaign with")
 	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("epic")
+	cmd.Flags().StringP("summary", "s", "", "the summary of the tickets. Can contain the variables {{.Filename}}, {{.LineNo}} and {{.Text}}")
+	_ = cmd.MarkFlagRequired("summary")
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
 func initCmdF(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 	epic, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("epic")
-	if err := campaign.Save(&model.Campaign{Epic: epic}); err != nil {
+	summary, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("summary")
+	if err := campaign.Save(&model.Campaign{Epic: epic, Summary: summary}); err != nil {
 		ErrorAndExit(cmd, err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/model/campaign.go b/model/campaign.go
index b0c2267..27534ab 100644
--- a/model/campaign.go
+++ b/model/campaign.go
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ package model
 
 type Campaign struct {
 	Epic    string    `json:"epic"`
+	Summary string    `json:"summary"`
 	Tickets []*Ticket `json:"tickets,omitempty"`
 }