diff --git a/.changeset/gold-rats-search.md b/.changeset/gold-rats-search.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..617b60c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gold-rats-search.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@abstract-money/cli": patch
+---
+
+Fixed a small issue where `--help` output was shown twice.
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/cli.ts b/packages/cli/src/cli.ts
index 398f0b84..cd85a7c1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/cli.ts
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@ void (async () => {
     // Parse CLI args without running command
     cli.parse(process.argv, { run: false })
     if (!cli.matchedCommand) {
-      if (cli.args.length === 0) cli.outputHelp()
-      else throw new Error(`Unknown command: ${cli.args.join(' ')}`)
+      if (cli.args.length === 0) {
+        if (!cli.options.help && !cli.options.version) cli.outputHelp()
+      } else throw new Error(`Unknown command: ${cli.args.join(' ')}`)
     }
     await cli.runMatchedCommand()
   } catch (error) {