diff --git a/cobra/cmd/add.go b/cobra/cmd/add.go
index fb22096a..e82c806c 100644
--- a/cobra/cmd/add.go
+++ b/cobra/cmd/add.go
@@ -163,11 +163,16 @@ func init() {
 
 	data := make(map[string]interface{})
 	data["copyright"] = copyrightLine()
-	data["license"] = license.Header
 	data["cmdPackage"] = filepath.Base(filepath.Dir(path)) // last dir of path
 	data["parentName"] = parentName
 	data["cmdName"] = cmdName
 
+	header, err := executeTemplate(license.Header, data)
+	if err != nil {
+		er(err)
+	}
+	data["license"] = header
+
 	cmdScript, err := executeTemplate(template, data)
 	if err != nil {
 		er(err)
diff --git a/cobra/cmd/init.go b/cobra/cmd/init.go
index d65e6c8c..05d5f948 100644
--- a/cobra/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cobra/cmd/init.go
@@ -119,9 +119,15 @@ func main() {
 `
 	data := make(map[string]interface{})
 	data["copyright"] = copyrightLine()
-	data["license"] = project.License().Header
 	data["importpath"] = path.Join(project.Name(), filepath.Base(project.CmdPath()))
+	data["appName"] = path.Base(project.Name())
 
+	header, err := executeTemplate(project.License().Header, data)
+	if err != nil {
+		er(err)
+	}
+	data["license"] = header
+	
 	mainScript, err := executeTemplate(mainTemplate, data)
 	if err != nil {
 		er(err)
@@ -218,9 +224,14 @@ func initConfig() {
 	data := make(map[string]interface{})
 	data["copyright"] = copyrightLine()
 	data["viper"] = viper.GetBool("useViper")
-	data["license"] = project.License().Header
 	data["appName"] = path.Base(project.Name())
 
+	header, err := executeTemplate(project.License().Header, data)
+	if err != nil {
+		er(err)
+	}
+	data["license"] = header
+
 	rootCmdScript, err := executeTemplate(template, data)
 	if err != nil {
 		er(err)