diff --git a/cake/console/libs/console_input_argument.php b/cake/console/libs/console_input_argument.php
index 3e8d1eb7da3..fbd05548fb7 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/console_input_argument.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/console_input_argument.php
@@ -50,6 +50,19 @@ public function __construct($name, $help = '', $required = false, $choices = arr
 		}
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Protected attribute accessor.
+ *
+ * @param string $name Name of attribute to read.
+ * @return mixed.
+ */
+	public function __get($name) {
+		if (isset($this->{'_' . $name})) {
+			return $this->{'_' . $name};
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
 /**
  * Get the name of the argument
  *
diff --git a/cake/console/libs/console_input_option.php b/cake/console/libs/console_input_option.php
index 173e19cdc77..d47bcb956f5 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/console_input_option.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/console_input_option.php
@@ -55,6 +55,19 @@ public function __construct($name, $short = null, $help = '', $boolean = false,
 		}
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Protected attribute accessor.
+ *
+ * @param string $name Name of attribute to read.
+ * @return mixed.
+ */
+	public function __get($name) {
+		if (isset($this->{'_' . $name})) {
+			return $this->{'_' . $name};
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
 /**
  * Get the name of the argument
  *
diff --git a/cake/console/libs/console_input_subcommand.php b/cake/console/libs/console_input_subcommand.php
index 514c5a1b90c..f6b80bfdd70 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/console_input_subcommand.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/console_input_subcommand.php
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@
  */
 class ConsoleInputSubcommand {
 
-	protected $_name;
-	protected $_help;
-	protected $_parser;
+	protected $_name, $_help, $_parser;
 
 /**
  * Make a new Subcommand
@@ -55,6 +53,19 @@ public function __construct($name, $help = '', $parser = null) {
 		}
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Protected attribute accessor.
+ *
+ * @param string $name Name of attribute to read.
+ * @return mixed.
+ */
+	public function __get($name) {
+		if (isset($this->{'_' . $name})) {
+			return $this->{'_' . $name};
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
 /**
  * Get the name of the subcommand
  *
diff --git a/cake/console/libs/help_formatter.php b/cake/console/libs/help_formatter.php
index 7af4cadf104..754a1865c66 100644
--- a/cake/console/libs/help_formatter.php
+++ b/cake/console/libs/help_formatter.php
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ protected function _generateUsage() {
 	protected function _getMaxLength($collection) {
 		$max = 0;
 		foreach ($collection as $item) {
-			$max = (strlen($item->name()) > $max) ? strlen($item->name()) : $max;
+			$max = (strlen($item->name) > $max) ? strlen($item->name) : $max;
 		}
 		return $max;
 	}