diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2ab2e84..ccc2aa4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ I wanted to. And I **really** don't want to.
 
 ## Features
 
-- rebind `up` and `ctrl-r` with a full screen history search UI
+- rebind `ctrl-r` and `up` (configurable) to a full screen history search UI
 - store shell history in a sqlite database
 - backup and sync **encrypted** shell history
 - the same history across terminals, across sessions, and across machines
diff --git a/docs/key-binding.md b/docs/key-binding.md
index 7a96803..013c28b 100644
--- a/docs/key-binding.md
+++ b/docs/key-binding.md
@@ -1,11 +1,27 @@
 # Key binding
 
-By default, Atuin will rebind both <kbd>Ctrl-r</kbd> and the up arrow. If you do not want
-this to happen, set ATUIN_NOBIND before the call to `atuin init`
+By default, Atuin will rebind both <kbd>Ctrl-r</kbd> and the up arrow.
 
-For example
+You can also disable either the up-arrow or <kbd>Ctrl-r</kbd> bindings individually, by passing
+`--disable-up-arrow` or `-disable-ctrl-r` to the call to `atuin init`:
 
 ```
+# Bind ctrl-r but not up arrow
+eval "$(atuin init zsh --disable-up-arrow)"
+
+# Bind up-arrow but not ctrl-r
+eval "$(atuin init zsh --disable-ctrl-r)"
+```
+
+If you do not want either key to be bound, either pass both `--disable` arguments, or set the
+environment varuable `ATUIN_NOBIND` to any value before the call to `atuin init`:
+
+```
+## Do not bind any keys
+# Either:
+eval "$(atuin init zsh --disable-up-arrow --disable-ctrl-r)"
+
+# Or:
 export ATUIN_NOBIND="true"
 eval "$(atuin init zsh)"
 ```
@@ -36,6 +52,7 @@ eval "$(atuin init bash)"
 # bind to ctrl-r, add any other bindings you want here too
 bind -x '"\C-r": __atuin_history'
 ```
+
 # fish
 
 ```
diff --git a/src/command/init.rs b/src/command/init.rs
index 7faff03..585a828 100644
--- a/src/command/init.rs
+++ b/src/command/init.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
-use clap::Parser;
+use clap::{Parser, ValueEnum};
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
-pub enum Cmd {
+pub struct Cmd {
+    shell: Shell,
+
+    /// Disable the binding of CTRL-R to atuin
+    #[clap(long)]
+    disable_ctrl_r: bool,
+
+    /// Disable the binding of the Up Arrow key to atuin
+    #[clap(long)]
+    disable_up_arrow: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, ValueEnum)]
+pub enum Shell {
     /// Zsh setup
     Zsh,
     /// Bash setup
@@ -10,27 +23,78 @@ pub enum Cmd {
     Fish,
 }
 
-fn init_zsh() {
-    let full = include_str!("../shell/atuin.zsh");
-    println!("{full}");
-}
-
-fn init_bash() {
-    let full = include_str!("../shell/atuin.bash");
-    println!("{full}");
-}
-
-fn init_fish() {
-    let full = include_str!("../shell/atuin.fish");
-    println!("{full}");
-}
-
 impl Cmd {
-    pub fn run(&self) {
-        match self {
-            Self::Zsh => init_zsh(),
-            Self::Bash => init_bash(),
-            Self::Fish => init_fish(),
+    fn init_zsh(&self) {
+        let base = include_str!("../shell/atuin.zsh");
+
+        println!("{base}");
+
+        if std::env::var("ATUIN_NOBIND").is_err() {
+            const BIND_CTRL_R: &str = "bindkey '^r' _atuin_search_widget";
+            const BIND_UP_ARROW: &str = "bindkey '^[[A' _atuin_up_search_widget
+bindkey '^[OA' _atuin_up_search_widget";
+            if !self.disable_ctrl_r {
+                println!("{BIND_CTRL_R}");
+            }
+            if !self.disable_up_arrow {
+                println!("{BIND_UP_ARROW}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn init_bash(&self) {
+        let base = include_str!("../shell/atuin.bash");
+        println!("{base}");
+
+        if std::env::var("ATUIN_NOBIND").is_err() {
+            const BIND_CTRL_R: &str = r#"bind -x '"\C-r": __atuin_history'"#;
+            const BIND_UP_ARROW: &str = r#"bind -x '"\e[A": __atuin_history --shell-up-key-binding'
+bind -x '"\eOA": __atuin_history --shell-up-key-binding'"#;
+            if !self.disable_ctrl_r {
+                println!("{BIND_CTRL_R}");
+            }
+            if !self.disable_up_arrow {
+                println!("{BIND_UP_ARROW}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn init_fish(&self) {
+        let full = include_str!("../shell/atuin.fish");
+        println!("{full}");
+
+        if std::env::var("ATUIN_NOBIND").is_err() {
+            const BIND_CTRL_R: &str = r"bind \cr _atuin_search";
+            const BIND_UP_ARROW: &str = r"bind -k up _atuin_bind_up
+bind \eOA _atuin_bind_up
+bind \e\[A _atuin_bind_up";
+            const BIND_CTRL_R_INS: &str = r"bind -M insert \cr _atuin_search";
+            const BIND_UP_ARROW_INS: &str = r"bind -M insert -k up _atuin_bind_up
+bind -M insert \eOA _atuin_bind_up
+bind -M insert \e\[A _atuin_bind_up";
+
+            if !self.disable_ctrl_r {
+                println!("{BIND_CTRL_R}");
+            }
+            if !self.disable_up_arrow {
+                println!("{BIND_UP_ARROW}");
+            }
+
+            println!("if bind -M insert > /dev/null 2>&1");
+            if !self.disable_ctrl_r {
+                println!("{BIND_CTRL_R_INS}");
+            }
+            if !self.disable_up_arrow {
+                println!("{BIND_UP_ARROW_INS}");
+            }
+            println!("end");
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn run(self) {
+        match self.shell {
+            Shell::Zsh => self.init_zsh(),
+            Shell::Bash => self.init_bash(),
+            Shell::Fish => self.init_fish(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/command/mod.rs b/src/command/mod.rs
index 038b24c..1411bfd 100644
--- a/src/command/mod.rs
+++ b/src/command/mod.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ pub enum AtuinCmd {
     Server(server::Cmd),
 
     /// Output shell setup
-    #[command(subcommand)]
     Init(init::Cmd),
 
     /// Generate a UUID
diff --git a/src/shell/atuin.bash b/src/shell/atuin.bash
index 9c8fa23..1056dcf 100644
--- a/src/shell/atuin.bash
+++ b/src/shell/atuin.bash
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ ATUIN_SESSION=$(atuin uuid)
 export ATUIN_SESSION
 
 _atuin_preexec() {
-    local id; id=$(atuin history start -- "$1")
+    local id
+    id=$(atuin history start -- "$1")
     export ATUIN_HISTORY_ID="${id}"
 }
 
@@ -11,11 +12,10 @@ _atuin_precmd() {
 
     [[ -z "${ATUIN_HISTORY_ID}" ]] && return
 
-    (RUST_LOG=error atuin history end --exit "${EXIT}" -- "${ATUIN_HISTORY_ID}" &) > /dev/null 2>&1
+    (RUST_LOG=error atuin history end --exit "${EXIT}" -- "${ATUIN_HISTORY_ID}" &) >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
-__atuin_history ()
-{
+__atuin_history() {
     tput rmkx
     # shellcheck disable=SC2048,SC2086
     HISTORY="$(RUST_LOG=error atuin search $* -i -- "${READLINE_LINE}" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)"
@@ -32,9 +32,3 @@ else
     precmd_functions+=(_atuin_precmd)
     preexec_functions+=(_atuin_preexec)
 fi
-
-if [[ -z ${ATUIN_NOBIND} ]]; then
-    bind -x '"\C-r": __atuin_history'
-    bind -x '"\e[A": __atuin_history --shell-up-key-binding'
-    bind -x '"\eOA": __atuin_history --shell-up-key-binding'
-fi
diff --git a/src/shell/atuin.fish b/src/shell/atuin.fish
index 9446907..727d137 100644
--- a/src/shell/atuin.fish
+++ b/src/shell/atuin.fish
@@ -38,18 +38,3 @@ function _atuin_bind_up
             up-or-search
     end
 end
-
-if test -z $ATUIN_NOBIND
-    bind \cr _atuin_search
-    bind -k up _atuin_bind_up
-    bind \eOA _atuin_bind_up
-    bind \e\[A _atuin_bind_up
-
-
-    if bind -M insert > /dev/null 2>&1
-        bind -M insert \cr _atuin_search
-        bind -M insert -k up _atuin_bind_up
-        bind -M insert \eOA _atuin_bind_up
-        bind -M insert \e\[A _atuin_bind_up
-    end
-end
diff --git a/src/shell/atuin.zsh b/src/shell/atuin.zsh
index dd5c1af..b0e160f 100644
--- a/src/shell/atuin.zsh
+++ b/src/shell/atuin.zsh
@@ -12,42 +12,42 @@ autoload -U add-zsh-hook
 export ATUIN_SESSION=$(atuin uuid)
 export ATUIN_HISTORY="atuin history list"
 
-_atuin_preexec(){
-	local id; id=$(atuin history start -- "$1")
-	export ATUIN_HISTORY_ID="$id"
+_atuin_preexec() {
+    local id
+    id=$(atuin history start -- "$1")
+    export ATUIN_HISTORY_ID="$id"
 }
 
-_atuin_precmd(){
-	local EXIT="$?"
+_atuin_precmd() {
+    local EXIT="$?"
 
-	[[ -z "${ATUIN_HISTORY_ID}" ]] && return
+    [[ -z "${ATUIN_HISTORY_ID}" ]] && return
 
-
-	(RUST_LOG=error atuin history end --exit $EXIT -- $ATUIN_HISTORY_ID &) > /dev/null 2>&1
+    (RUST_LOG=error atuin history end --exit $EXIT -- $ATUIN_HISTORY_ID &) >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
-_atuin_search(){
-	emulate -L zsh
-	zle -I
+_atuin_search() {
+    emulate -L zsh
+    zle -I
 
-	# Switch to cursor mode, then back to application
-	echoti rmkx
-	# swap stderr and stdout, so that the tui stuff works
-	# TODO: not this
+    # Switch to cursor mode, then back to application
+    echoti rmkx
+    # swap stderr and stdout, so that the tui stuff works
+    # TODO: not this
     # shellcheck disable=SC2048
-	output=$(RUST_LOG=error atuin search $* -i -- $BUFFER 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
-	echoti smkx
+    output=$(RUST_LOG=error atuin search $* -i -- $BUFFER 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
+    echoti smkx
 
-	if [[ -n $output ]] ; then
-		RBUFFER=""
-		LBUFFER=$output
-	fi
+    if [[ -n $output ]]; then
+        RBUFFER=""
+        LBUFFER=$output
+    fi
 
-	zle reset-prompt
+    zle reset-prompt
 }
 
-_atuin_up_search(){
-  _atuin_search --shell-up-key-binding
+_atuin_up_search() {
+    _atuin_search --shell-up-key-binding
 }
 
 add-zsh-hook preexec _atuin_preexec
@@ -55,11 +55,3 @@ add-zsh-hook precmd _atuin_precmd
 
 zle -N _atuin_search_widget _atuin_search
 zle -N _atuin_up_search_widget _atuin_up_search
-
-if [[ -z $ATUIN_NOBIND ]]; then
-	bindkey '^r' _atuin_search_widget
-
-	# depends on terminal mode
-  bindkey '^[[A' _atuin_up_search_widget
-  bindkey '^[OA' _atuin_up_search_widget
-fi