diff --git a/app_test.go b/app_test.go
index 23c8aa6..e86ea2d 100644
--- a/app_test.go
+++ b/app_test.go
@@ -160,6 +160,44 @@ func ExampleApp_Run_bashComplete() {
 	// h
 }
 
+func ExampleApp_Run_zshComplete() {
+	// set args for examples sake
+	os.Args = []string{"greet", "--generate-bash-completion"}
+	os.Setenv("_CLI_ZSH_AUTOCOMPLETE_HACK", "1")
+
+	app := NewApp()
+	app.Name = "greet"
+	app.EnableBashCompletion = true
+	app.Commands = []Command{
+		{
+			Name:        "describeit",
+			Aliases:     []string{"d"},
+			Usage:       "use it to see a description",
+			Description: "This is how we describe describeit the function",
+			Action: func(c *Context) error {
+				fmt.Printf("i like to describe things")
+				return nil
+			},
+		}, {
+			Name:        "next",
+			Usage:       "next example",
+			Description: "more stuff to see when generating bash completion",
+			Action: func(c *Context) error {
+				fmt.Printf("the next example")
+				return nil
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	app.Run(os.Args)
+	// Output:
+	// describeit:use it to see a description
+	// d:use it to see a description
+	// next:next example
+	// help:Shows a list of commands or help for one command
+	// h:Shows a list of commands or help for one command
+}
+
 func TestApp_Run(t *testing.T) {
 	s := ""
 
diff --git a/autocomplete/zsh_autocomplete b/autocomplete/zsh_autocomplete
index 371420c..8b747ae 100644
--- a/autocomplete/zsh_autocomplete
+++ b/autocomplete/zsh_autocomplete
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 _cli_zsh_autocomplete() {
 
   local -a opts
-  opts=("${(@f)$(${words[@]:0:#words[@]-1} --generate-bash-completion)}")
+  opts=("${(@f)$(_CLI_ZSH_AUTOCOMPLETE_HACK=1 ${words[@]:0:#words[@]-1} --generate-bash-completion)}")
 
   _describe 'values' opts
 
diff --git a/help.go b/help.go
index 5d24f04..700bacf 100644
--- a/help.go
+++ b/help.go
@@ -128,8 +128,14 @@ func DefaultAppComplete(c *Context) {
 		if command.Hidden {
 			continue
 		}
-		for _, name := range command.Names() {
-			fmt.Fprintf(c.App.Writer, "%s:%s\n", name, command.Usage)
+		if os.Getenv("_CLI_ZSH_AUTOCOMPLETE_HACK") == "1" {
+			for _, name := range command.Names() {
+				fmt.Fprintf(c.App.Writer, "%s:%s\n", name, command.Usage)
+			}
+		} else {
+			for _, name := range command.Names() {
+				fmt.Fprintf(c.App.Writer, "%s\n", name)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }