diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index a17300d..a046c01 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -140,13 +140,6 @@ func (a *App) Setup() {
 	}
 	a.Commands = newCmds
 
-	a.categories = CommandCategories{}
-	for _, command := range a.Commands {
-		a.categories = a.categories.AddCommand(command.Category, command)
-	}
-	sort.Sort(a.categories)
-
-	// append help to commands
 	if a.Command(helpCommand.Name) == nil && !a.HideHelp {
 		a.Commands = append(a.Commands, helpCommand)
 		if (HelpFlag != BoolFlag{}) {
@@ -154,7 +147,6 @@ func (a *App) Setup() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	//append version/help flags
 	if a.EnableBashCompletion {
 		a.appendFlag(BashCompletionFlag)
 	}
@@ -162,6 +154,12 @@ func (a *App) Setup() {
 	if !a.HideVersion {
 		a.appendFlag(VersionFlag)
 	}
+
+	a.categories = CommandCategories{}
+	for _, command := range a.Commands {
+		a.categories = a.categories.AddCommand(command.Category, command)
+	}
+	sort.Sort(a.categories)
 }
 
 // Run is the entry point to the cli app. Parses the arguments slice and routes
diff --git a/app_test.go b/app_test.go
index ee8cc35..9c6b960 100644
--- a/app_test.go
+++ b/app_test.go
@@ -1125,6 +1125,7 @@ func TestApp_Run_Version(t *testing.T) {
 func TestApp_Run_Categories(t *testing.T) {
 	app := NewApp()
 	app.Name = "categories"
+	app.HideHelp = true
 	app.Commands = []Command{
 		{
 			Name:     "command1",
@@ -1174,6 +1175,7 @@ func TestApp_Run_Categories(t *testing.T) {
 func TestApp_VisibleCategories(t *testing.T) {
 	app := NewApp()
 	app.Name = "visible-categories"
+	app.HideHelp = true
 	app.Commands = []Command{
 		{
 			Name:     "command1",
@@ -1213,6 +1215,7 @@ func TestApp_VisibleCategories(t *testing.T) {
 
 	app = NewApp()
 	app.Name = "visible-categories"
+	app.HideHelp = true
 	app.Commands = []Command{
 		{
 			Name:     "command1",
@@ -1247,6 +1250,7 @@ func TestApp_VisibleCategories(t *testing.T) {
 
 	app = NewApp()
 	app.Name = "visible-categories"
+	app.HideHelp = true
 	app.Commands = []Command{
 		{
 			Name:     "command1",
diff --git a/help_test.go b/help_test.go
index a664865..7c15400 100644
--- a/help_test.go
+++ b/help_test.go
@@ -141,6 +141,23 @@ func Test_helpCommand_Action_ErrorIfNoTopic(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func Test_helpCommand_InHelpOutput(t *testing.T) {
+	app := NewApp()
+	output := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	app.Writer = output
+	app.Run([]string{"test", "--help"})
+
+	s := output.String()
+
+	if strings.Contains(s, "\nCOMMANDS:\nGLOBAL OPTIONS:\n") {
+		t.Fatalf("empty COMMANDS section detected: %q", s)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(s, "help, h") {
+		t.Fatalf("missing \"help, h\": %q", s)
+	}
+}
+
 func Test_helpSubcommand_Action_ErrorIfNoTopic(t *testing.T) {
 	app := NewApp()