diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs
index 34a7eb032d..350c559182 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parse_keywords.rs
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ pub fn parse_register(
             let decl = working_set.get_decl(decl_id);
 
             err = check_call(call_span, &decl.signature(), &call).or(err);
-            if err.is_some() {
+            if err.is_some() || call.has_flag("help") {
                 return (
                     Statement::Pipeline(Pipeline::from_vec(vec![Expression {
                         expr: Expr::Call(call),