diff --git a/borgmatic/borg/init.py b/borgmatic/borg/init.py
index 85f7aa14f..861b95a77 100644
--- a/borgmatic/borg/init.py
+++ b/borgmatic/borg/init.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import argparse
 import logging
 import subprocess
 
+from borgmatic.borg import info
 from borgmatic.execute import DO_NOT_CAPTURE, execute_command
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -23,17 +25,14 @@ def initialize_repository(
     whether the repository should be append-only, and the storage quota to use, initialize the
     repository. If the repository already exists, then log and skip initialization.
     '''
-    info_command = (
-        (local_path, 'info')
-        + (('--info',) if logger.getEffectiveLevel() == logging.INFO else ())
-        + (('--debug',) if logger.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG) else ())
-        + (('--remote-path', remote_path) if remote_path else ())
-        + (repository,)
-    )
-    logger.debug(' '.join(info_command))
-
     try:
-        execute_command(info_command, output_log_level=None)
+        info.display_archives_info(
+            repository,
+            storage_config,
+            argparse.Namespace(json=True, archive=None),
+            local_path,
+            remote_path,
+        )
         logger.info('Repository already exists. Skipping initialization.')
         return
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as error:
diff --git a/tests/unit/borg/test_init.py b/tests/unit/borg/test_init.py
index 8a6e639ea..556b40d8c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/borg/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/unit/borg/test_init.py
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ INIT_COMMAND = ('borg', 'init', '--encryption', 'repokey')
 
 
 def insert_info_command_found_mock():
-    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command')
+    flexmock(module.info).should_receive('display_archives_info')
 
 
 def insert_info_command_not_found_mock():
-    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').and_raise(
+    flexmock(module.info).should_receive('display_archives_info').and_raise(
         subprocess.CalledProcessError(module.INFO_REPOSITORY_NOT_FOUND_EXIT_CODE, [])
     )
 
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ def test_initialize_repository_raises_for_borg_init_error():
 
 
 def test_initialize_repository_skips_initialization_when_repository_already_exists():
-    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').once()
+    insert_info_command_found_mock()
 
     module.initialize_repository(repository='repo', storage_config={}, encryption_mode='repokey')
 
 
 def test_initialize_repository_raises_for_unknown_info_command_error():
-    flexmock(module).should_receive('execute_command').and_raise(
+    flexmock(module.info).should_receive('display_archives_info').and_raise(
         subprocess.CalledProcessError(INFO_SOME_UNKNOWN_EXIT_CODE, [])
     )