diff --git a/scripts/serverless.js b/scripts/serverless.js
index 7d52890a45e..ff89beab7b1 100755
--- a/scripts/serverless.js
+++ b/scripts/serverless.js
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ const processSpanPromise = (async () => {
 
     const isStandaloneCommand = notIntegratedCommands.has(command);
 
-    if (isInteractiveSetup || isStandaloneCommand) {
+    if (!isHelpRequest && (isInteractiveSetup || isStandaloneCommand)) {
       if (configuration) require('../lib/cli/ensure-supported-command')(configuration);
       if (isInteractiveSetup) {
         if (!process.stdin.isTTY && !process.env.SLS_INTERACTIVE_SETUP_ENABLE) {
diff --git a/test/unit/scripts/serverless.test.js b/test/unit/scripts/serverless.test.js
index 89e711a0b73..064afd69de7 100644
--- a/test/unit/scripts/serverless.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/scripts/serverless.test.js
@@ -236,6 +236,14 @@ describe('test/unit/scripts/serverless.test.js', () => {
     expect(output).to.include('stage');
   });
 
+  it('should print not integrated command --help to stdout', async () => {
+    const output = String(
+      (await spawn('node', [serverlessPath, 'plugin', 'install', '--help'])).stdoutBuffer
+    );
+    expect(output).to.include('plugin install');
+    expect(output).to.include('stage');
+  });
+
   it('should print interactive setup help to stdout', async () => {
     const output = String(
       (await spawn('node', [serverlessPath, '--help-interactive'])).stdoutBuffer