diff --git a/pkg/cmd/templates/templater.go b/pkg/cmd/templates/templater.go
index 499d0741b4f2..adb5e05de152 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/templates/templater.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/templates/templater.go
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ type FlagExposer interface {
 	ExposeFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, flags ...string) FlagExposer
 }
 
+// ActsAsRootCommand displays command usage using a root command usage template
 func ActsAsRootCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, filters []string, groups ...CommandGroup) FlagExposer {
 	if cmd == nil {
 		panic("nil root command")
@@ -192,14 +193,25 @@ func (t *templater) optionsCmdFor(c *cobra.Command) string {
 	if !c.Runnable() {
 		return ""
 	}
-	rootCmdStructure := t.parents(c)
-	for i := len(rootCmdStructure) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
-		cmd := rootCmdStructure[i]
-		if _, _, err := cmd.Find([]string{"options"}); err == nil {
-			return cmd.CommandPath() + " options"
+
+	parentCmdHasOptsArg := false
+	currentCmdHasOptsArg := false
+
+	if t.RootCmd.HasParent() {
+		if _, _, err := t.RootCmd.Parent().Find([]string{"options"}); err == nil {
+			parentCmdHasOptsArg = true
 		}
 	}
-	return ""
+
+	if _, _, err := t.RootCmd.Find([]string{"options"}); err == nil {
+		currentCmdHasOptsArg = true
+	}
+
+	if (parentCmdHasOptsArg && currentCmdHasOptsArg) || !t.RootCmd.HasParent() {
+		return t.RootCmd.CommandPath() + " options"
+	}
+
+	return t.RootCmd.Parent().CommandPath() + " options"
 }
 
 func (t *templater) usageLine(c *cobra.Command) string {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/templates/templates.go b/pkg/cmd/templates/templates.go
index bc9cbf57258a..a9a3b2a434a7 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/templates/templates.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/templates/templates.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Examples:
 {{end}}{{end}}{{ if or $visibleFlags.HasFlags $explicitlyExposedFlags.HasFlags}}
 Options:
 {{ if $visibleFlags.HasFlags}}{{flagsUsages $visibleFlags}}{{end}}{{ if $explicitlyExposedFlags.HasFlags}}{{flagsUsages $explicitlyExposedFlags}}{{end}}{{end}}{{ if .HasSubCommands }}
-Use "{{$rootCmd}} help <command>" for more information about a given command.{{end}}{{ if $optionsCmdFor}}
+Use "{{$rootCmd}} <command> --help" for more information about a given command.{{end}}{{ if $optionsCmdFor}}
 Use "{{$optionsCmdFor}}" for a list of global command-line options (applies to all commands).{{end}}`
 
 	optionsHelpTemplate = ``