diff --git a/src/bin.ts b/src/bin.ts
index e72e547..664a305 100644
--- a/src/bin.ts
+++ b/src/bin.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ run(
     verbose,
     processOpts: { stdio: ['inherit', 'ignore', 'inherit'] },
   },
+  program.helpInformation(),
   console.log.bind(console),
 ).catch((e) => {
   if (verbose) {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index fd190a9..74c0594 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export async function run(options: {
       verbose: false,
       processOpts: options.processOpts || { stdio: ['inherit', 'ignore', 'inherit'] },
     },
+    '',
     () => { }
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/run.ts b/src/run.ts
index 4d20a62..9c8052f 100644
--- a/src/run.ts
+++ b/src/run.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable-next-line no-require-imports no-var-requires
-import program from 'commander';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as Transform from './transform';
 import { toolDefaults } from './types';
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ export async function run(
     verbose: boolean,
     processOpts: { stdio: [string, string, string] },
   },
+  helpInformation: string,
   log: (message?: any, ...optionalParams: any[]) => void
 ) {
   if (!options.outputFilePath) {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export async function run(
       throw new Error('An error occurred when compiling your application with Elm 0.19.1.');
     }
   } else {
-    throw new Error('Please provide a path to an Elm file.\n' + program.helpInformation());
+    throw new Error(`Please provide a path to an Elm file.\n${helpInformation}`.trim());
   }
   if (jsSource != '') {
     const transformed = await Transform.transform(