diff --git a/tests/unit/framework/console/controllers/AssetControllerTest.php b/tests/unit/framework/console/controllers/AssetControllerTest.php
index 42eb320..b19b426 100644
--- a/tests/unit/framework/console/controllers/AssetControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/framework/console/controllers/AssetControllerTest.php
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class AssetControllerTest extends TestCase
 	{
 		$module = $this->getMock('yii\\base\\Module', array('fake'), array('console'));
 		$assetController = new AssetController('asset', $module);
+		$assetController->interactive = false;
 		$assetController->jsCompressor = 'cp {from} {to}';
 		$assetController->cssCompressor = 'cp {from} {to}';
 		return $assetController;
diff --git a/yii/console/controllers/AssetController.php b/yii/console/controllers/AssetController.php
index aab489b..d90f767 100644
--- a/yii/console/controllers/AssetController.php
+++ b/yii/console/controllers/AssetController.php
@@ -322,6 +322,10 @@ EOD
 		file_put_contents($tmpFile, $content);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Creates template of configuration file for [[actionCompress]].
+	 * @param string $configFile output file name.
+	 */
 	public function actionTemplate($configFile)
 	{
 		$template = <<<EOD
@@ -348,6 +352,16 @@ return array(
 	),
 );
 EOD;
-		file_put_contents($configFile, $template);
+		if (file_exists($configFile)) {
+			if (!$this->confirm("File '{$configFile}' already exists. Do you wish to overwrite it?")) {
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+		$bytesWritten = file_put_contents($configFile, $template);
+		if ($bytesWritten<=0) {
+			echo "Error: unable to write file '{$configFile}'!\n\n";
+		} else {
+			echo "Configuration file template created at '{$configFile}'.\n\n";
+		}
 	}
 }