diff --git a/application/controllers/CommandController.php b/application/controllers/CommandController.php
index 92070c65..fe0dc6d1 100644
--- a/application/controllers/CommandController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/CommandController.php
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ class CommandController extends ObjectController
      */
     public function indexAction()
     {
-        $this->showUsage();
+        if (! $this->getRequest()->isApiRequest()) {
+            $this->showUsage();
+        }
         parent::indexAction();
     }