diff --git a/crates/uv/src/settings.rs b/crates/uv/src/settings.rs
index 5b731cb6e..c520afe68 100644
--- a/crates/uv/src/settings.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/src/settings.rs
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ impl InitSettings {
             (_, _, _) => unreachable!("`app`, `lib`, and `script` are mutually exclusive"),
         };
 
-        let package = flag(package || build_backend.is_some() || r#virtual, no_package)
+        let package = flag(package || build_backend.is_some(), no_package || r#virtual)
             .unwrap_or(kind.packaged_by_default());
 
         Self {
diff --git a/crates/uv/tests/it/init.rs b/crates/uv/tests/it/init.rs
index b085100f6..5a972fb49 100644
--- a/crates/uv/tests/it/init.rs
+++ b/crates/uv/tests/it/init.rs
@@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@ fn init_virtual_project() -> Result<()> {
         filters => context.filters(),
     }, {
         assert_snapshot!(
-            pyproject, @r###"
+            pyproject, @r#"
         [project]
         name = "foo"
         version = "0.1.0"
@@ -1609,14 +1609,7 @@ fn init_virtual_project() -> Result<()> {
         readme = "README.md"
         requires-python = ">=3.12"
         dependencies = []
-
-        [project.scripts]
-        foo = "foo:main"
-
-        [build-system]
-        requires = ["hatchling"]
-        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
-        "###
+        "#
         );
     });
 
@@ -1635,7 +1628,7 @@ fn init_virtual_project() -> Result<()> {
         filters => context.filters(),
     }, {
         assert_snapshot!(
-            pyproject, @r###"
+            pyproject, @r#"
         [project]
         name = "foo"
         version = "0.1.0"
@@ -1644,16 +1637,9 @@ fn init_virtual_project() -> Result<()> {
         requires-python = ">=3.12"
         dependencies = []
 
-        [project.scripts]
-        foo = "foo:main"
-
-        [build-system]
-        requires = ["hatchling"]
-        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
-
         [tool.uv.workspace]
         members = ["bar"]
-        "###
+        "#
         );
     });
 
@@ -1730,7 +1716,7 @@ fn init_nested_virtual_workspace() -> Result<()> {
         filters => context.filters(),
     }, {
         assert_snapshot!(
-            pyproject, @r###"
+            pyproject, @r#"
         [project]
         name = "foo"
         version = "0.1.0"
@@ -1738,14 +1724,7 @@ fn init_nested_virtual_workspace() -> Result<()> {
         readme = "README.md"
         requires-python = ">=3.12"
         dependencies = []
-
-        [project.scripts]
-        foo = "foo:main"
-
-        [build-system]
-        requires = ["hatchling"]
-        build-backend = "hatchling.build"
-        "###
+        "#
         );
     });