diff --git a/alxcheck/checks/general.py b/alxcheck/checks/general.py
index df6f122..b34f145 100644
--- a/alxcheck/checks/general.py
+++ b/alxcheck/checks/general.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def check_file_not_empty(file_path):
     return True
 
 
-def check_file_ends_with_new_lines(file_path):
+def check_file_ends_with_new_line(file_path):
     if not check_file_not_empty(file_path):
         return False
     with open(file_path, "r") as f:
diff --git a/alxcheck/main.py b/alxcheck/main.py
index 6f87158..57f8a84 100644
--- a/alxcheck/main.py
+++ b/alxcheck/main.py
@@ -24,13 +24,14 @@ def main():
             if file_path.endswith(
                 (".c", ".py", ".js", ".m", ".h", ".mjs", ".jsx", ".json")
             ):
-                if not check_file_ends_with_new_lines(file_path):
-                    print_no_ending_new_line(file_path)
+                if not check_file_ends_with_new_line(file_path):
+                    if not is_empty_init_py(file_path):
+                        print_no_ending_new_line(file_path)
             # c and c header files
             if file.endswith((".c", ".h")):
                 betty_check(file_path)
             # python checks
-            if file_path.endswith(".py"):
+            if file_path.endswith(".py") and not is_empty_init_py(file_path):
                 if not check_file_is_executable(file_path):
                     print_file_not_executable(file_path)
                 if file != "__init__.py" and not check_python_shebang(file_path):
diff --git a/alxcheck/tests/test_general.py b/alxcheck/tests/test_general.py
index 8644739..df29c01 100644
--- a/alxcheck/tests/test_general.py
+++ b/alxcheck/tests/test_general.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from ..checks import (
     check_file_present,
     check_file_not_empty,
-    check_file_ends_with_new_lines,
+    check_file_ends_with_new_line,
 )
 
 
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ def test_readme_not_empty_check(self):
     def test_files_with_new_line_check(self):
         f = open("file", "w")
         f.close()
-        self.assertFalse(check_file_ends_with_new_lines("file"))
+        self.assertFalse(check_file_ends_with_new_line("file"))
         f = open("file", "wb")
         f.write(b"line\n\n")
         f.close()
-        self.assertTrue(check_file_ends_with_new_lines("file"))
+        self.assertTrue(check_file_ends_with_new_line("file"))
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/alxcheck/utils/helpers.py b/alxcheck/utils/helpers.py
index 0ae68fc..e891500 100644
--- a/alxcheck/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/alxcheck/utils/helpers.py
@@ -13,3 +13,12 @@ def is_nodejs_project():
         if switch in sys.argv:
             return True
     return False
+
+
+def is_empty_init_py(file_path):
+    """Checks if file is empty __init__.py"""
+    if file_path.endswith('__init__.py'):
+        from ..checks.general import check_file_not_empty
+        if not check_file_not_empty(file_path):
+            return True
+    return False