diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/bisq/cli/app/BisqCliMain.java b/cli/src/main/java/bisq/cli/app/BisqCliMain.java
index 9d09c26a14b..015051bdc32 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/bisq/cli/app/BisqCliMain.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/bisq/cli/app/BisqCliMain.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 import static bisq.cli.app.CommandParser.GETBALANCE;
 import static bisq.cli.app.CommandParser.GETVERSION;
+import static bisq.cli.app.CommandParser.HELP;
 import static bisq.cli.app.CommandParser.STOPSERVER;
 import static java.lang.String.format;
 import static java.lang.System.exit;
@@ -77,6 +78,9 @@ private BisqCliMain(ManagedChannel channel) {
     private String runCommand(String command) {
         final String result;
         switch (command) {
+            case HELP:
+                CommandParser.printHelp();
+                exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
             case GETBALANCE:
                 long satoshis = cmd.getBalance();
                 result = satoshis == -1 ? "Server initializing..." : cmd.prettyBalance.apply(satoshis);
@@ -99,7 +103,7 @@ private String parseCommand(String[] params) {
         OptionSet options = parser.parse(params);
         List<String> detectedOptions = nonOptions.values(options);
         if (detectedOptions.isEmpty()) {
-            CommandParser.printUsage();
+            CommandParser.printHelp();
             exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
         }
         return detectedOptions.get(0);
diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/bisq/cli/app/CommandParser.java b/cli/src/main/java/bisq/cli/app/CommandParser.java
index 0974fbd33c0..b1615d81165 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/bisq/cli/app/CommandParser.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/bisq/cli/app/CommandParser.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ OptionParser configure() {
         return parser;
     }
 
-    static void printUsage() {
+    static void printHelp() {
         out.println("Usage:  bisq-cli getbalance | getversion");
     }