diff --git a/lib/Fresque.php b/lib/Fresque.php
index 06b5558..3baf892 100644
--- a/lib/Fresque.php
+++ b/lib/Fresque.php
@@ -330,9 +330,6 @@ public function __construct()
      */
     public function callCommand($command)
     {
-        if (($settings = $this->loadSettings($command)) === false) {
-            exit(1);
-        }
 
         $args = $this->input->getArguments();
 
@@ -343,7 +340,7 @@ public function callCommand($command)
         if ($command === null || !array_key_exists($command, $this->commandTree)) {
             $this->help($command);
         } else {
-            if ($this->input->getOption('help')->value === true) {
+            if ($this->input->getOption('help')->value === true or $command == 'help' ) {
                 $this->output->outputLine();
                 $this->output->outputLine($this->commandTree[$command]['help']);
 
@@ -378,6 +375,9 @@ public function callCommand($command)
                         $arg = $name;
                     }
                 }
+                if (($settings = $this->loadSettings($command)) === false) {
+                    exit(1);
+                }
 
                 $unrecognized = array_diff(array_keys($this->input->getOptionValues()), array_values($allowed));
                 if (!empty($unrecognized)) {