diff --git a/bench/app.py b/bench/app.py
index f4ea84ec..ab22eea2 100755
--- a/bench/app.py
+++ b/bench/app.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class App(AppMeta):
 
 		return info_file["required_apps"] if info_file  else {}
 
-def make_resolution_plan(app: App, bench):
+def make_resolution_plan(app: App, bench: "Bench"):
 	"""
 	decide what apps and versions to install and in what order
 	"""
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ def get_app(
 	verbose=False,
 	overwrite=False,
 	init_bench=False,
+	resolve=False,
 ):
 	"""bench get-app clones a Frappe App from remote (GitHub or any other git server),
 	and installs it on the current bench. This also resolves dependencies based on the
@@ -343,6 +344,7 @@ def get_app(
 	from bench.bench import Bench
 	import bench as _bench
 	import bench.cli as bench_cli
+	from bench.utils.app import check_existing_dir
 
 	bench = Bench(bench_path)
 	app = App(git_url, branch=branch, bench=bench)
@@ -375,9 +377,17 @@ def get_app(
 			"color": None,
 		})
 
+	if resolve:
+		resolve_and_install(
+			app=app,
+			bench=bench,
+			bench_path=bench_path,
+			skip_assets=skip_assets,
+			verbose=verbose,
+		)
+		return
 
-	cloned_path = os.path.join(bench_path, "apps", repo_name)
-	dir_already_exists = os.path.isdir(cloned_path)
+	dir_already_exists, cloned_path = check_existing_dir(bench_path, repo_name)
 	to_clone = not dir_already_exists
 
 	# application directory already exists
@@ -403,35 +413,20 @@ def get_app(
 		app.install(verbose=verbose, skip_assets=skip_assets)
 
 def resolve_and_install(
-	git_url,
-	branch=None,
+	app: App,
+	bench: "Bench",
 	bench_path=".",
 	skip_assets=False,
 	verbose=False,
-	init_bench=False,
 ):
-	from bench.cli import Bench
-	from bench.utils.system import init
 	from bench.utils.app import check_existing_dir
 
-	bench = Bench(bench_path)
-	app = App(git_url, branch=branch, bench=bench)
 
 	resolution = make_resolution_plan(app, bench)
 	if "frappe" in resolution:
 		# Terminal dependency
 		del resolution["frappe"]
 
-	if init_bench:
-		bench_path = get_available_folder_name(f"{app.repo}-bench", bench_path)
-		init(
-			path=bench_path,
-			frappe_branch=branch,
-			skip_assets=skip_assets,
-			verbose=verbose,
-		)
-		os.chdir(bench_path)
-
 	for repo_name, app in reversed(resolution.items()):
 		existing_dir, cloned_path = check_existing_dir(bench_path, repo_name)
 		if existing_dir:
@@ -510,7 +505,6 @@ def install_app(
 	if restart_bench:
 		bench.reload()
 
-
 def pull_apps(apps=None, bench_path=".", reset=False):
 	"""Check all apps if there no local changes, pull"""
 	from bench.bench import Bench
diff --git a/bench/commands/__init__.py b/bench/commands/__init__.py
index 4cdc8882..08a493b9 100755
--- a/bench/commands/__init__.py
+++ b/bench/commands/__init__.py
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ from bench.commands.make import (
 	new_app,
 	pip,
 	remove_app,
-	resolve_and_install,
 )
 
 bench_command.add_command(init)
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ bench_command.add_command(new_app)
 bench_command.add_command(remove_app)
 bench_command.add_command(exclude_app_for_update)
 bench_command.add_command(include_app_for_update)
-bench_command.add_command(resolve_and_install)
 bench_command.add_command(pip)
 
 
diff --git a/bench/commands/make.py b/bench/commands/make.py
index c6b7748b..c19e71cd 100755
--- a/bench/commands/make.py
+++ b/bench/commands/make.py
@@ -133,8 +133,20 @@ def drop(path):
 @click.option(
 	"--init-bench", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Initialize Bench if not in one"
 )
+@click.option(
+	"--resolve/--no-resolve",
+	is_flag=True,
+	default=False,
+	help="Resolve dependencies before installing app",
+)
 def get_app(
-	git_url, branch, name=None, overwrite=False, skip_assets=False, init_bench=False
+	git_url,
+	branch,
+	name=None,
+	overwrite=False,
+	skip_assets=False,
+	init_bench=False,
+	resolve=False,
 ):
 	"clone an app from the internet and set it up in your bench"
 	from bench.app import get_app
@@ -145,26 +157,7 @@ def get_app(
 		skip_assets=skip_assets,
 		overwrite=overwrite,
 		init_bench=init_bench,
-	)
-
-@click.command("resolve-and-install", help="Resolve dependencies and install apps")
-@click.argument("git-url")
-@click.option("--branch", default=None)
-@click.option("--skip-assets", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Do not build assets")
-@click.option(
-	"--init-bench", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Initialize Bench if not in one"
-)
-@click.option("--skip-assets", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Do not build assets")
-@click.option("--verbose", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Verbosity")
-def resolve_and_install(git_url, branch, skip_assets, verbose, init_bench):
-	from bench.app import resolve_and_install
-
-	resolve_and_install(
-		git_url=git_url,
-		branch=branch,
-		skip_assets=skip_assets,
-		init_bench=init_bench,
-		verbose=verbose,
+		resolve=resolve,
 	)
 
 @click.command("new-app", help="Create a new Frappe application under apps folder")
diff --git a/bench/utils/system.py b/bench/utils/system.py
index 50c8b1d8..a72ec2ba 100644
--- a/bench/utils/system.py
+++ b/bench/utils/system.py
@@ -76,7 +76,12 @@ def init(
 		frappe_path = frappe_path or "https://github.com/frappe/frappe.git"
 
 		get_app(
-			frappe_path, branch=frappe_branch, bench_path=path, skip_assets=True, verbose=verbose
+			frappe_path,
+			branch=frappe_branch,
+			bench_path=path,
+			skip_assets=True,
+			verbose=verbose,
+			resolve=False,
 		)
 
 		# fetch remote apps using config file - deprecate this!
@@ -86,7 +91,12 @@ def init(
 	# getting app on bench init using --install-app
 	if install_app:
 		get_app(
-			install_app, branch=frappe_branch, bench_path=path, skip_assets=True, verbose=verbose
+			install_app,
+			branch=frappe_branch,
+			bench_path=path,
+			skip_assets=True,
+			verbose=verbose,
+			resolve=False,
 		)
 
 	if not skip_assets: