diff --git a/flytekit/clis/sdk_in_container/run.py b/flytekit/clis/sdk_in_container/run.py
index 122a739265..9919d857d3 100644
--- a/flytekit/clis/sdk_in_container/run.py
+++ b/flytekit/clis/sdk_in_container/run.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import json
 import os
 import pathlib
+import sys
 import tempfile
 import typing
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field, fields
@@ -741,6 +742,8 @@ def _get_entities(self, r: FlyteRemote, project: str, domain: str, limit: int) -
         return []
 
     def list_commands(self, ctx):
+        if "--help" in sys.argv:
+            return []
         if self._entities or ctx.obj is None:
             return self._entities