diff --git a/app_test.go b/app_test.go
index 9c6b960..b0b02e6 100644
--- a/app_test.go
+++ b/app_test.go
@@ -908,6 +908,7 @@ func TestApp_Run_CommandWithSubcommandHasHelpTopic(t *testing.T) {
 			Name:        "foo",
 			Description: "descriptive wall of text about how it does foo things",
 			Subcommands: []Command{subCmdBar, subCmdBaz},
+			Action:      func(c *Context) error { return nil },
 		}
 
 		app.Commands = []Command{cmd}
diff --git a/help.go b/help.go
index 0f4cf14..ba34719 100644
--- a/help.go
+++ b/help.go
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func checkCommandHelp(c *Context, name string) bool {
 }
 
 func checkSubcommandHelp(c *Context) bool {
-	if c.GlobalBool("h") || c.GlobalBool("help") {
+	if c.Bool("h") || c.Bool("help") {
 		ShowSubcommandHelp(c)
 		return true
 	}