diff --git a/src/utility/parse-commands.sh b/src/utility/parse-commands.sh
index b227248f..afc7e157 100644
--- a/src/utility/parse-commands.sh
+++ b/src/utility/parse-commands.sh
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function parse_commands_checkParameterDefinitionIsPair() {
 }
 
 function parseCommands {
-	if (($# < 5)); then
+	if (($# < 4)); then
 		logError "At least five arguments need to be passed to parseCommands, given \033[0;36m%s\033[0m\nFollowing a description of the parameters:" "$#"
 		echo >&2 '1: commands   the name of an array which contains the command definitions'
 		echo >&2 '2: version    the version which shall be shown if one uses --version'
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ function parseCommands {
 	local -r fnPrefix=$4
 	shift 4 || die "could not shift by 4"
 
+	if (($# < 5 )); then
+		logError "no command passed to %s, following the output of --help"
+		echo ""
+		parse_commands_printHelp parseCommands_paramArr "$version"
+	fi
+
 	parse_commands_checkParameterDefinitionIsPair parseCommands_paramArr
 	exitIfArgIsNotFunction "$sourceFn" 3