diff --git a/lib/bootstrap.js b/lib/bootstrap.js
index 23224ed8ccd..2d3fdaa6c29 100644
--- a/lib/bootstrap.js
+++ b/lib/bootstrap.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const cmdArgs = require('command-line-args');
 
 require('./utils/process-log');
 
-const helpFlagPresent = (args) => {
+const helpFlagPresent = (args) => args.find(arg => ['help', '--help'].indexOf(arg) !== -1);
     return args.find(arg => arg === 'help' || arg === '--help');
 }