diff --git a/cmd/daserver/daserver.go b/cmd/daserver/daserver.go
index 2d27d75dbd..a9616de7ff 100644
--- a/cmd/daserver/daserver.go
+++ b/cmd/daserver/daserver.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func startup() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("\nrevision: %v, vcs.time: %v\n", vcsRevision, vcsTime)
 		printSampleUsage()
-		if err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "help requested") {
+		if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "help requested") {
 			fmt.Printf("%s\n", err.Error())
 		}
 		return nil
diff --git a/cmd/nitro/nitro.go b/cmd/nitro/nitro.go
index 69807ee28b..d04df0d5ae 100644
--- a/cmd/nitro/nitro.go
+++ b/cmd/nitro/nitro.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("\nrevision: %v, vcs.time: %v\n", vcsRevision, vcsTime)
 		printSampleUsage(os.Args[0])
-		if err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "help requested") {
+		if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "help requested") {
 			fmt.Printf("%s\n", err.Error())
 		}