diff --git a/lib/compass/exec/helpers.rb b/lib/compass/exec/helpers.rb
index 11d31dd6..f1e8db1a 100644
--- a/lib/compass/exec/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/exec/helpers.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ module Compass::Exec
       if Compass::Commands.command_exists? arguments.first
         SubCommandUI
       else
-        Compass::Logger.new.red do
-          Haml::Util.haml_warn "WARNING: This interface is deprecated. Please use the new subcommand interface.\nSee `compass help` for more information.\n"
+        unless arguments.include?("-h") || arguments.include?("--help")
+          Compass::Logger.new.red do
+            Haml::Util.haml_warn "WARNING: This interface is deprecated. Please use the new subcommand interface.\nSee `compass help` for more information.\n"
+          end
         end
         SwitchUI
       end
diff --git a/lib/compass/exec/switch_ui.rb b/lib/compass/exec/switch_ui.rb
index 77552d45..a17a65ee 100644
--- a/lib/compass/exec/switch_ui.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/exec/switch_ui.rb
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ END
         self.options[:pattern] = pattern
       end
 
+      opts.on('-h', '--help') do
+        self.options[:command] = :help
+        self.options[:help_command] = :help
+      end
+
       opts.on('--write-configuration', "Write the current configuration to the configuration file.") do
         self.options[:command] = :write_configuration
       end