diff --git a/letsencrypt/cli.py b/letsencrypt/cli.py
index 7cb4a0458..711ac0048 100644
--- a/letsencrypt/cli.py
+++ b/letsencrypt/cli.py
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ def create_parser(plugins, args):
 # For now unfortunately this constant just needs to match the code below;
 # there isn't an elegant way to autogenerate it in time.
 VERBS = ["run", "auth", "install", "revoke", "rollback", "config_changes",
-         "plugins"]
+         "plugins", "--help"]
 
 
 def _create_subparsers(helpful):