diff --git a/nebari/cli/init.py b/nebari/cli/init.py
index 06bb29d5a..7ff974d6a 100644
--- a/nebari/cli/init.py
+++ b/nebari/cli/init.py
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@
 CHOOSE_CLOUD_PROVIDER = "https://nebari.dev/docs/get-started/deploy"
 
 
-def enum_to_list(enum_cls):
-    return [e.value.lower() for e in enum_cls]
+def enum_to_list(enum_cls, lower=True):
+    if lower:
+        return [e.value.lower() for e in enum_cls]
+    return [e.value for e in enum_cls]
 
 
 def handle_init(inputs: InitInputs):
@@ -290,7 +292,6 @@ def guided_init_wizard(ctx: typer.Context, guided_init: str):
     """
     qmark = "  "
     disable_checks = os.environ.get("NEBARI_DISABLE_INIT_CHECKS", False)
-
     if Path("nebari-config.yaml").exists():
         raise ValueError(
             "A nebari-config.yaml file already exists. Please move or delete it and try again."
@@ -330,24 +331,25 @@ def guided_init_wizard(ctx: typer.Context, guided_init: str):
         # try:
         inputs.cloud_provider = questionary.select(
             "Where would you like to deploy your Nebari cluster?",
-            choices=enum_to_list(ProviderEnum),
+            choices=enum_to_list(ProviderEnum, lower=False),
             qmark=qmark,
         ).unsafe_ask()
 
+        inputs.cloud_provider = ProviderEnum(inputs.cloud_provider).name
+
         if not disable_checks:
             check_cloud_provider_creds(ctx, cloud_provider=inputs.cloud_provider)
 
         # specific context needed when `check_project_name` is called
         ctx.params["cloud_provider"] = inputs.cloud_provider
-
         name_guidelines = """
         The project name must adhere to the following requirements:
         - Letters from A to Z (upper and lower case) and numbers
         - Maximum accepted length of the name string is 16 characters
         """
-        if inputs.cloud_provider == ProviderEnum.aws.value.lower():
+        if inputs.cloud_provider == ProviderEnum.aws.name:
             name_guidelines += "- Should NOT start with the string `aws`\n"
-        elif inputs.cloud_provider == ProviderEnum.azure.value.lower():
+        elif inputs.cloud_provider == ProviderEnum.azure.name:
             name_guidelines += "- Should NOT contain `-`\n"
 
         # PROJECT NAME
diff --git a/nebari/schema.py b/nebari/schema.py
index a8cef633b..4f2e40f17 100644
--- a/nebari/schema.py
+++ b/nebari/schema.py
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ class TerraformStateEnum(str, enum.Enum):
 
 
 class ProviderEnum(str, enum.Enum):
-    local = "local"
-    existing = "existing"
-    do = "do"
-    aws = "aws"
-    gcp = "gcp"
-    azure = "azure"
+    local = "Local test k8s cluster (using 'kind')"
+    existing = "Existing k8s cluster"
+    do = "DigitalOcean (DO)"
+    aws = "Amazon Web Services (AWS)"
+    gcp = "Google Cloud Platform (GCP)"
+    azure = "Microsoft Azure (Azure)"
 
 
 class GitRepoEnum(str, enum.Enum):