diff --git a/.babelrc b/.babelrc
index c13c5f6..831f20a 100644
--- a/.babelrc
+++ b/.babelrc
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "presets": ["es2015"]
+  "presets": ["es2015"],
+  "plugins": ["transform-object-rest-spread"]
 }
diff --git a/lib/cli.js b/lib/cli.js
index 1a6851b..04c79b9 100755
--- a/lib/cli.js
+++ b/lib/cli.js
@@ -7,18 +7,21 @@ import {parse} from 'nomnom';
 import glob from 'glob';
 import parseProps from './parseProps';
 import generate from './generate';
+import setPackageProps from './packageExtras';
+import {getPackage, getPackageProps, mergePackages} from './mergePack';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import mkdirp from 'mkdirp';
 import path from 'path';
-import {properties, defaults} from './properties';
+import {packageProperties, properties, defaults} from './properties';
 import {
   blackBright as grey,
   greenBright as green,
   yellowBright as yellow,
   redBright as red} from 'cli-color';
 
-const schema = {properties};
-
+let schema = {properties};
+const existingPackage = getPackage();
+schema = getPackageProps(existingPackage, packageProperties, schema);
 
 Object.assign(prompt, {
   message: '>'.green,
@@ -56,8 +59,10 @@ const scaffold = args => {
   prompt.override = args;
 
   getPrompt()
+    .then(setPackageProps(existingPackage))
     .then(parseProps(defaults))
     .then(generate(srcContent))
+    .then(mergePackages(getPackage(), destinations))
     .then(saveCompiled)
     .then(() => {
       console.log(green('OK'), 'Generation completed', '\n');
diff --git a/lib/mergePack.js b/lib/mergePack.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b974cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/mergePack.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+import merge from 'lodash.merge';
+import parseAuthor from 'parse-author';
+import parseGithub from 'parse-github-url';
+
+export const getPackage = () => {
+  let origPackage;
+  try {
+    origPackage = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(process.cwd(), 'package.json'), 'utf-8'));
+  } catch (e) {
+    origPackage = false;
+  }
+  return origPackage;
+};
+
+export const getPackageProps = (existingPackage, packageProperties, schema) => {
+  let gitHub, authorInfo;
+  if (existingPackage) {
+    console.log(`Existing package.json file has been used to get default variables.`);
+    schema.properties = {...schema.properties, ...packageProperties};
+    schema.properties['package.name'].default = existingPackage.name;
+    schema.properties['package.description'].default = existingPackage.description;
+    // Try to get Name, Email & GitHub Username
+    if (existingPackage.repository && existingPackage.repository.url) {
+      gitHub = parseGithub(existingPackage.repository.url).owner;
+      schema.properties['user.github'].default = gitHub;
+    }
+    if (existingPackage.author) {
+      authorInfo = parseAuthor(existingPackage.author);
+      if (authorInfo.name) {
+        schema.properties['user.name'].default = authorInfo.name;
+      }
+      if (authorInfo.email) {
+        schema.properties['user.email'].default = authorInfo.email;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return schema;
+};
+
+export const mergePackages = (origPackage, destinations) => compiledFiles => {
+  if (origPackage) {
+    const newPackagePath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'package.json');
+    const packageIndex = destinations.indexOf(newPackagePath);
+    const packageContents = JSON.parse(compiledFiles[packageIndex]);
+    const mergedPack = JSON.stringify(merge(packageContents, origPackage), null, 2);
+    compiledFiles[packageIndex] = mergedPack;
+  }
+  return compiledFiles;
+};
diff --git a/lib/packageExtras.js b/lib/packageExtras.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5875109
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/packageExtras.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import templatePackage from '../template/package.json';
+
+const packageFields = ['dependencies', 'devDependencies', 'scripts'];
+
+const setPackageProps = userPackage => props => {
+  packageFields.forEach((field) => {
+    if (props[`package.${field}`]) {
+      props[`package.${field}`] = {...templatePackage[field], ...userPackage[field]};
+    } else {
+      props[`package.${field}`] = {...templatePackage[field]};
+    }
+  });
+  return props;
+};
+
+export default setPackageProps;
diff --git a/lib/properties.js b/lib/properties.js
index e407699..6f1ae18 100644
--- a/lib/properties.js
+++ b/lib/properties.js
@@ -12,7 +12,31 @@ export const defaults = {
   },
   package: {
     name: '',
-    description: ''
+    description: '',
+    dependencies: {},
+    devDependencies: {},
+    scripts: {}
+  }
+};
+
+export const packageProperties = {
+  'package.dependencies': {
+    description: 'Keep existing dependencies? (true|false): ',
+    message: 'Required',
+    type: 'boolean',
+    required: true
+  },
+  'package.devDependencies': {
+    description: 'Keep existing devDependencies? (true|false): ',
+    message: 'Required',
+    type: 'boolean',
+    required: true
+  },
+  'package.scripts': {
+    description: 'Keep existing scripts? (true|false): ',
+    message: 'Required',
+    type: 'boolean',
+    required: true
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8b8320e..e1d219a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,18 +45,22 @@
     "cli-color": "^1.0.0",
     "glob": "^5.0.14",
     "handlebars": "^4.0.0",
+    "lodash.merge": "^3.3.2",
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
     "nomnom": "^1.8.1",
     "prompt": "^0.2.14"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-eslint": "^4.1.1",
+    "babel-plugin-transform-object-rest-spread": "^6.5.0",
     "blue-tape": "^0.1.10",
     "eslint": "^1.3.1",
     "faucet": "0.0.1",
     "husky": "^0.10.1",
     "isparta": "^3.0.4",
     "nsp": "^2.0.2",
+    "parse-author": "^0.2.0",
+    "parse-github-url": "^0.3.0",
     "rimraf": "^2.4.3",
     "sinon": "^1.16.1",
     "tap-xunit": "^1.1.1"
diff --git a/template/package.json b/template/package.json
index ffa3489..68f313e 100644
--- a/template/package.json
+++ b/template/package.json
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
     "precommit": "npm run lint",
     "prepush": "npm run validate"
   },
-  "devDependencies": {
+  "devDependencies":  {
     "babel-cli": "^6.2.0",
     "babel-core": "^6.0.0",
     "babel-preset-es2015": "^6.1.18",
-    "babel-preset-stage-1":"^6.0.0",
+    "babel-preset-stage-1": "^6.0.0",
     "babel-eslint": "^4.0.5",
     "babel-loader": "^6.0.0",
     "babel-plugin-transform-object-assign": "^6.1.18",
diff --git a/test/lib/mergePack-test.js b/test/lib/mergePack-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ad579d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/mergePack-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import {test} from 'blue-tape';
+import {mergePackages} from '../../lib/mergePack';
+import path from 'path';
+
+test('Merge Packages', t => {
+
+  const packPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'package.json');
+  const templatedFile = JSON.stringify({
+    name: 'templatePackage',
+    description: 'This should not overwrite stuff',
+    main: 'src/index.js',
+    scripts: {
+      start: 'do a lotta new stuff',
+      test: 'mocha this package'
+    }
+  });
+  const originalFile = {
+    name: 'originalPackage',
+    description: 'This should not be overwritten by a template',
+    scripts: {
+      start: 'do a lotta old stuff',
+      lint: 'lint this package'
+    }
+  };
+  const mergedFile = {
+    name: 'originalPackage',
+    description: 'This should not be overwritten by a template',
+    main: 'src/index.js',
+    scripts: {
+      start: 'do a lotta old stuff',
+      lint: 'lint this package',
+      test: 'mocha this package'
+    }
+  };
+
+  t.ok(mergePackages instanceof Function, 'should be function');
+
+  t.ok(mergePackages() instanceof Function, 'should return function');
+
+  t.deepEqual(mergePackages(false, [packPath])([templatedFile]), [templatedFile],
+    'should return the generated package when there is no pre-existing package.json');
+
+  const merger = mergePackages(originalFile, [packPath])([templatedFile])[0];
+
+  t.deepEqual(JSON.parse(merger), mergedFile,
+    'should merge an existing package.json with template and return results');
+
+  t.ok(merger.match(/\s\s/), 'merged package should be formatted with spaces');
+
+  t.end();
+});