diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index fee45dc..177ed3e 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -209,11 +209,6 @@ func (a *App) Run(arguments []string) (err error) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if cerr != nil {
-		ShowAppHelp(context)
-		return cerr
-	}
-
 	if err != nil {
 		if a.OnUsageError != nil {
 			err := a.OnUsageError(context, err, false)
@@ -235,6 +230,12 @@ func (a *App) Run(arguments []string) (err error) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	if cerr != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(a.Writer, cerr)
+		ShowAppHelp(context)
+		return cerr
+	}
+
 	if a.After != nil {
 		defer func() {
 			if afterErr := a.After(context); afterErr != nil {
diff --git a/app_test.go b/app_test.go
index 629681e..04b515e 100644
--- a/app_test.go
+++ b/app_test.go
@@ -878,21 +878,41 @@ func TestAppNoHelpFlag(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAppHelpPrinter(t *testing.T) {
-	oldPrinter := HelpPrinter
-	defer func() {
-		HelpPrinter = oldPrinter
-	}()
-
-	var wasCalled = false
-	HelpPrinter = func(w io.Writer, template string, data interface{}) {
-		wasCalled = true
+	tdata := []struct {
+		testCase string
+		flags    []Flag
+	}{
+		{
+			testCase: "prints_help_and_does_not_error",
+		},
+		{
+			testCase: "prints_help_and_does_not_error_when_required_flag_is_present",
+			flags:    []Flag{StringFlag{Name: "flag", Required: true}},
+		},
 	}
+	for _, test := range tdata {
+		t.Run(test.testCase, func(t *testing.T) {
+			oldPrinter := HelpPrinter
+			defer func() {
+				HelpPrinter = oldPrinter
+			}()
 
-	app := NewApp()
-	app.Run([]string{"-h"})
+			var wasCalled = false
+			HelpPrinter = func(w io.Writer, template string, data interface{}) {
+				wasCalled = true
+			}
 
-	if wasCalled == false {
-		t.Errorf("Help printer expected to be called, but was not")
+			app := NewApp()
+			app.Flags = test.flags
+			err := app.Run([]string{"testCommand", "-h"})
+
+			if wasCalled == false {
+				t.Errorf("Help printer expected to be called, but was not")
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("did not expected an error, but there was one: %s", err)
+			}
+		})
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index bd6ac6c..600307a 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -288,13 +288,6 @@ func normalizeFlags(flags []Flag, set *flag.FlagSet) error {
 }
 
 func checkRequiredFlags(flags []Flag, set *flag.FlagSet) error {
-	// If the help flag is included then none of the other flags are required.
-	for _, f := range flags {
-		if f.GetName() == "help" {
-			return nil
-		}
-	}
-
 	visited := make(map[string]bool)
 	set.Visit(func(f *flag.Flag) {
 		visited[f.Name] = true