diff --git a/cobbler/cli.py b/cobbler/cli.py
index b454886f30..c9026959f0 100755
--- a/cobbler/cli.py
+++ b/cobbler/cli.py
@@ -517,6 +517,8 @@ def direct_command(self, action_name):
         """
         task_id = -1        # if assigned, we must tail the logfile
 
+        self.parser.set_usage('Usage: %%prog %s [options]' % (action_name))
+
         if action_name == "buildiso":
 
             defaultiso = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "generated.iso")