1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/base/java-tools/src/com/netscape/cmstools/key/KeyGenerateCLI.java b/base/java-tools/src/com/netscape/cmstools/key/KeyGenerateCLI.java
index 0ec02d519..3a2aa86e1 100644
--- a/base/java-tools/src/com/netscape/cmstools/key/KeyGenerateCLI.java
+++ b/base/java-tools/src/com/netscape/cmstools/key/KeyGenerateCLI.java
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ public class KeyGenerateCLI extends CLI {
     }
 
     public void execute(String[] args) {
+
+        // Check for "--help" prior to parsing due to required option
+        if (Arrays.asList(args).contains("--help")) {
+            // Display usage
+            printHelp();
+            System.exit(0);
+        }
+
         Option option = new Option(null, "key-algorithm", true,
                 "Algorithm to be used to create a key.\nValid values: AES, DES, DES3, RC2, RC4, DESede.");
         option.setArgName("algorithm");
@@ -55,11 +63,6 @@ public class KeyGenerateCLI extends CLI {
             System.exit(1);
         }
 
-        if (cmd.hasOption("help")) {
-            printHelp();
-            System.exit(1);
-        }
-
         String[] cmdArgs = cmd.getArgs();
         if (cmdArgs.length < 1) {
             System.err.println("Error: Missing the Client Key Id");