diff --git a/src/AppConsole.vala b/src/AppConsole.vala
index d5ddb0bc..79289866 100644
--- a/src/AppConsole.vala
+++ b/src/AppConsole.vala
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ public class AppConsole : GLib.Object {
 					LOG_TIMESTAMP = false;
 					log_error("%s: %s".printf(
 						_("Invalid command line arguments"), args[k]), true);
-					log_msg(help_message());
+					log_error("Run 'timeshift --help' to list all available options");
 					App.exit_app(1);
 					break;
 			}