diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2723382f..c743e6d0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@ when isMainModule:
   dispatchMulti([foo, help={"myRequired": "Need it!"}], [bar])
 ```
 With the above in `cmd.nim`, CLI users can run `./cmd foo -m1` or
-`./cmd bar -y10 1.0 2.0`.  `./cmd` with no arguments prints a brief help message
-while `./cmd help` prints a comprehensive message, and `./cmd SUBCMD --help` or
-`./cmd help SUBCMD` print a message for just `SUBCMD` (e.g. `foo`|`bar`).
+`./cmd bar -y10 1.0 2.0`.  `./cmd` or `./cmd --help` print brief help messages
+while `./cmd help` prints a comprehensive message, and `./cmd SUBCMD --help`
+or `./cmd help SUBCMD` print a message for just `SUBCMD` (e.g. `foo`|`bar`).
 
 Like long option keys or `enum` value names, subcommand names can also be ***any
 unambiguous prefix and are case-kebab-insensitive***.  So, `./cmd f-O -m1` would
diff --git a/cligen.nim b/cligen.nim
index 8f7c412f..003c5267 100644
--- a/cligen.nim
+++ b/cligen.nim
@@ -548,10 +548,10 @@ macro dispatchGen*(pro: typed{nkSym}, cmdName: string="", doc: string="",
          `cf`.helpAttrOff.getOrDefault(tag, ""))
 
       let use = if `noHdrId`:
-                  if `cf`.use.len > 0: `cf`.use  else: `usageId`
+                  if `usageId`.len > 0: `usageId` else: `cf`.use
                 else:
                   (if `cf`.useHdr.len > 0: `cf`.useHdr else: clUseHdr) &
-                    (if `cf`.use.len > 0: `cf`.use else: `usageId`)
+                    (if `usageId`.len > 0: `usageId` else: `cf`.use)
       let argStart = "[" & (if `mandatory`.len>0: `apId`.val4req&"," else: "") &
                      "optional-params]"
       `apId`.help = use % ["doc",     hl("doc", indentDoc),