diff --git a/cli/app.go b/cli/app.go
index 411231415..c7b4b4e05 100644
--- a/cli/app.go
+++ b/cli/app.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ on your $PATH.
 	Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
 		appType := c.Args().First()
 		if appType == "" {
-			errorExit(c, "new", errors.New("no app type provided"))
+			showSubcommandHelpAndError(c, errors.New("no app type provided"))
 			return nil
 		}
 
diff --git a/cli/errors.go b/cli/errors.go
index f4ffbc733..803771526 100644
--- a/cli/errors.go
+++ b/cli/errors.go
@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
-// errorExit exits the program on error, logs the error to the terminal, and shows the help command.
-// When passing command, use an empty string to get the base command, and for a subcommand, give the name of the subcommand
-// Example: "" for `app new` gets the app help, "new" gets the `new` subcommand help
-func errorExit(c *cli.Context, command string, err interface{}) {
-	cli.ShowCommandHelp(c, command)
+// showSubcommandHelpAndError exits the program on error, logs the error to the terminal, and shows the help command.
+func showSubcommandHelpAndError(c *cli.Context, err interface{}) {
+	cli.ShowSubcommandHelp(c)
 	logrus.Error(err)
 	os.Exit(1)
 }