diff --git a/certbot/cli.py b/certbot/cli.py
index bb29a43ec..fe80a8cdf 100644
--- a/certbot/cli.py
+++ b/certbot/cli.py
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import sys
 
 import configargparse
 import six
+import zope.component
+
+from zope.interface import interfaces as zope_interfaces
 
 from acme import challenges
 
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@ from certbot import hooks
 from certbot import interfaces
 from certbot import util
 
+from certbot.display import util as display_util
 from certbot.plugins import disco as plugins_disco
 import certbot.plugins.selection as plugin_selection
 
@@ -439,6 +443,15 @@ class HelpfulArgumentParser(object):
             "delete": main.delete,
         }
 
+        # Get notification function for printing
+        try:
+            self.notify = zope.component.getUtility(
+                interfaces.IDisplay).notification
+        except zope_interfaces.ComponentLookupError:
+            self.notify = display_util.NoninteractiveDisplay(
+                sys.stdout).notification
+
+
         # List of topics for which additional help can be provided
         HELP_TOPICS = ["all", "security", "paths", "automation", "testing"]
         HELP_TOPICS += list(self.VERBS) + self.COMMANDS_TOPICS + ["manage"]
@@ -510,10 +523,10 @@ class HelpfulArgumentParser(object):
 
         usage = SHORT_USAGE
         if help_arg == True:
-            print(usage + COMMAND_OVERVIEW % (apache_doc, nginx_doc) + HELP_USAGE)
+            self.notify(usage + COMMAND_OVERVIEW % (apache_doc, nginx_doc) + HELP_USAGE)
             sys.exit(0)
         elif help_arg in self.COMMANDS_TOPICS:
-            print(usage + self._list_subcommands())
+            self.notify(usage + self._list_subcommands())
             sys.exit(0)
         elif help_arg == "all":
             # if we're doing --help all, the OVERVIEW is part of the SHORT_USAGE at
diff --git a/certbot/tests/cli_test.py b/certbot/tests/cli_test.py
index 108e07eb3..1a3742348 100644
--- a/certbot/tests/cli_test.py
+++ b/certbot/tests/cli_test.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ from certbot import constants
 from certbot import errors
 from certbot.plugins import disco
 
+import certbot.tests.util as test_util
+
 from certbot.tests.util import TempDirTestCase
 
 PLUGINS = disco.PluginsRegistry.find_all()
@@ -49,17 +51,30 @@ class ParseTest(unittest.TestCase):  # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
         reload_module(cli)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def parse(*args, **kwargs):
+    def _unmocked_parse(*args, **kwargs):
         """Get result of cli.prepare_and_parse_args."""
         return cli.prepare_and_parse_args(PLUGINS, *args, **kwargs)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def parse(*args, **kwargs):
+        """Mocks zope.component.getUtility and calls _unmocked_parse."""
+        with test_util.patch_get_utility():
+            return ParseTest._unmocked_parse(*args, **kwargs)
+
     def _help_output(self, args):
         "Run a command, and return the output string for scrutiny"
 
         output = six.StringIO()
+
+        def write_msg(message, *args, **kwargs): # pylint: disable=missing-docstring,unused-argument
+            output.write(message)
+
         with mock.patch('certbot.main.sys.stdout', new=output):
-            with mock.patch('certbot.main.sys.stderr'):
-                self.assertRaises(SystemExit, self.parse, args, output)
+            with test_util.patch_get_utility() as mock_get_utility:
+                mock_get_utility().notification.side_effect = write_msg
+                with mock.patch('certbot.main.sys.stderr'):
+                    self.assertRaises(SystemExit, self._unmocked_parse, args, output)
+
         return output.getvalue()
 
     @mock.patch("certbot.cli.flag_default")
@@ -450,9 +465,10 @@ class SetByCliTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
 def _call_set_by_cli(var, args, verb):
     with mock.patch('certbot.cli.helpful_parser') as mock_parser:
-        mock_parser.args = args
-        mock_parser.verb = verb
-        return cli.set_by_cli(var)
+        with test_util.patch_get_utility():
+            mock_parser.args = args
+            mock_parser.verb = verb
+            return cli.set_by_cli(var)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':