diff --git a/activemq-console/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/console/command/AbstractCommand.java b/activemq-console/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/console/command/AbstractCommand.java
index 0670325df8..2b858d78fc 100644
--- a/activemq-console/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/console/command/AbstractCommand.java
+++ b/activemq-console/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/console/command/AbstractCommand.java
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractCommand implements Command {
 
         // Token is unrecognized
         else {
-            GlobalWriter.printInfo("Ignoring unrecognized option: " + token);
+            GlobalWriter.printInfo("Unrecognized option: " + token);
+            isPrintHelp = true;
         }
     }