diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodefirmware b/confluent_client/bin/nodefirmware
index 6789c77a..fa6a3cca 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodefirmware
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodefirmware
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def show_firmware(session):
                     for prefix in inv:
                         firmware_shown = True
                         printfirm(node, prefix, inv[prefix])
-    if not firmware_shown:
+    if not firmware_shown and not exitcode:
         argparser.print_help()