diff --git a/src/ostree/ot-main.c b/src/ostree/ot-main.c
index 011ae16c..eda787b4 100644
--- a/src/ostree/ot-main.c
+++ b/src/ostree/ot-main.c
@@ -181,10 +181,10 @@ ostree_run (int    argc,
             {
               g_set_error (&error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_FAILED,
                            "Unknown command '%s'", command_name);
-              ostree_usage (commands, TRUE);
             }
         }
 
+      ostree_usage (commands, TRUE);
       goto out;
     }