diff --git a/src/helper/command.c b/src/helper/command.c
index a4ac4af00..5ac5c3015 100644
--- a/src/helper/command.c
+++ b/src/helper/command.c
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ command_t* register_command(command_context_t *context, command_t *parent, char
 		}
 	}
 
+	command_helptext_add(command_name_list(c), help);
+
 	/* just a placeholder, no handler */
 	if (c->handler == NULL)
 		return c;
@@ -257,8 +259,6 @@ command_t* register_command(command_context_t *context, command_t *parent, char
 
 	free((void *)full_name);
 
-	command_helptext_add(command_name_list(c), help);
-
 	return c;
 }