diff --git a/schala-repl/src/repl/directives.rs b/schala-repl/src/repl/directives.rs
index 1463c86..06de3c9 100644
--- a/schala-repl/src/repl/directives.rs
+++ b/schala-repl/src/repl/directives.rs
@@ -2,16 +2,19 @@ use crate::repl::command_tree::CommandTree;
 use crate::repl::directive_actions::DirectiveAction;
 
 pub fn directives_from_pass_names(pass_names: &Vec<String>) -> CommandTree {
-  use DirectiveAction::*;
-
   let passes_directives: Vec<CommandTree> = pass_names.iter()
     .map(|pass_name| { CommandTree::nonterm_no_further_tab_completions(pass_name, None) })
     .collect();
+  CommandTree::Top(get_list(&passes_directives, true))
+}
 
-  CommandTree::Top(vec![
+fn get_list(passes_directives: &Vec<CommandTree>, include_help: bool) -> Vec<CommandTree> {
+  use DirectiveAction::*;
+
+  vec![
     CommandTree::terminal("exit", Some("exit the REPL"), vec![], QuitProgram),
     CommandTree::terminal("quit", Some("exit the REPL"), vec![], QuitProgram),
-    CommandTree::terminal("help", Some("Print this help message"), vec![], Help),
+    CommandTree::terminal("help", Some("Print this help message"), if include_help { get_list(passes_directives, false) } else { vec![] }, Help),
     CommandTree::nonterm("debug",
       Some("Configure debug information"),
       vec![
@@ -38,6 +41,5 @@ pub fn directives_from_pass_names(pass_names: &Vec<String>) -> CommandTree {
       ]
     ),
     CommandTree::terminal("doc", Some("Get language-specific help for an item"), vec![], Doc),
-  ])
+  ]
 }
-