diff --git a/vlib/cli/command.v b/vlib/cli/command.v
index b6a017af06..f2e528c0c6 100644
--- a/vlib/cli/command.v
+++ b/vlib/cli/command.v
@@ -186,33 +186,29 @@ fn (mut cmd Command) parse_commands() {
 		}
 	}
 	// if no further command was found, execute current command
-	if int(cmd.execute) == 0 {
-		if !cmd.disable_help {
-			cmd.execute_help()
-		}
-	} else {
-		if cmd.required_args > 0 {
-			if cmd.required_args > cmd.args.len {
-				println('Command `$cmd.name` needs at least $cmd.required_args arguments')
-				exit(1)
-			}
-		}
-		cmd.check_required_flags()
-		if int(cmd.pre_execute) > 0 {
-			cmd.pre_execute(*cmd) or {
-				println('cli preexecution error: $err')
-				exit(1)
-			}
-		}
-		cmd.execute(*cmd) or {
-			println('cli execution error: $err')
+	if cmd.required_args > 0 {
+		if cmd.required_args > cmd.args.len {
+			eprintln('Command `$cmd.name` needs at least $cmd.required_args arguments')
 			exit(1)
 		}
-		if int(cmd.post_execute) > 0 {
-			cmd.post_execute(*cmd) or {
-				println('cli postexecution error: $err')
-				exit(1)
-			}
+	}
+	cmd.check_required_flags()
+	if int(cmd.pre_execute) > 0 {
+		cmd.pre_execute(*cmd) or {
+			eprintln('cli preexecution error: $err')
+			exit(1)
+		}
+	}
+	if int(cmd.execute) > 0 {
+		cmd.execute(*cmd) or {
+			eprintln('cli execution error: $err')
+			exit(1)
+		}
+	}
+	if int(cmd.post_execute) > 0 {
+		cmd.post_execute(*cmd) or {
+			eprintln('cli postexecution error: $err')
+			exit(1)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/inout/cli_command_no_execute.out b/vlib/v/tests/inout/cli_command_no_execute.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/inout/cli_command_no_execute.vv b/vlib/v/tests/inout/cli_command_no_execute.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db532200c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/inout/cli_command_no_execute.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import os
+import cli {Command}
+
+fn main() {
+	mut cmd := Command {}                                                       
+	cmd.parse(os.args)
+}