diff --git a/libs/esl/fs_cli.c b/libs/esl/fs_cli.c
index 1b578acafb..4fe032588d 100644
--- a/libs/esl/fs_cli.c
+++ b/libs/esl/fs_cli.c
@@ -1154,6 +1154,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (esl_connect(&handle, profile->host, profile->port, profile->pass)) {
 		esl_global_set_default_logger(7);
 		esl_log(ESL_LOG_ERROR, "Error Connecting [%s]\n", handle.err);
+		if (!argv_exec) usage(argv[0]);
 		return -1;
 	}