diff --git a/cli/cli.go b/cli/cli.go
index 2b31cff..5aec7c5 100644
--- a/cli/cli.go
+++ b/cli/cli.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package cli
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -31,7 +32,9 @@ func New(args []string) *App {
 }
 
 func (c *App) Parse() error {
-	f := flag.NewFlagSet(usage(), flag.ExitOnError)
+	f := flag.NewFlagSet("", flag.ExitOnError)
+	f.Usage = c.PrintUsage
+	c.flag = f
 
 	f.StringVar(&c.Alias, "alias", "", "Create a tunnel alias")
 	f.BoolVar(&c.AliasDelete, "delete", false, "delete a tunnel alias (must be used with -alias)")
@@ -46,12 +49,6 @@ func (c *App) Parse() error {
 
 	f.Parse(c.args[1:])
 
-	c.flag = f
-
-	if len(c.args[1:]) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("not enough arguments provided")
-	}
-
 	if c.Help {
 		c.Command = "help"
 	} else if c.Version {
@@ -76,17 +73,31 @@ func (c *App) Parse() error {
 }
 
 func (c App) Validate() error {
-	if c.Command == "new-alias" && (c.Remote.String() == "" || c.Server.String() == "") {
-		return fmt.Errorf("remote and server options are required for new alias")
+	if len(c.args[1:]) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("not enough arguments provided")
 	}
 
+	switch c.Command {
+	case "start", "new-alias":
+		if c.Remote.String() == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("required flag is missing: -remote")
+		} else if c.Server.String() == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("required flag is missing: -server")
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 // PrintUsage prints, to the standard output, the informational text on how to
 // use the tool.
-func (c App) PrintUsage() {
-	fmt.Printf("%s\n", usage())
+func (c *App) PrintUsage() {
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s\n\n", `usage:
+	mole [-v] [-local [<host>]:<port>] -remote [<host>]:<port> -server [<user>@]<host>[:<port>] [-key <key_path>]
+	mole -alias <alias_name> [-v] [-local [<host>]:<port>] -remote [<host>]:<port> -server [<user>@]<host>[:<port>] [-key <key_path>]
+	mole -alias <alias_name> -delete
+	mole -start <alias_name>
+	mole -help
+	mole -version`)
 	c.flag.PrintDefaults()
 }
 
@@ -135,17 +146,6 @@ func (h HostInput) Address() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", h.Host, h.Port)
 }
 
-func usage() string {
-	return `usage:
-  mole [-v] [-local [<host>]:<port>] -remote [<host>]:<port> -server [<user>@]<host>[:<port>] [-key <key_path>]
-  mole -alias <alias_name> [-v] [-local [<host>]:<port>] -remote [<host>]:<port> -server [<user>@]<host>[:<port>] [-key <key_path>]
-  mole -alias <alias_name> -delete
-  mole -start <alias_name>
-  mole -help
-  mole -version
-	`
-}
-
 func parseServerInput(input string) map[string]string {
 	match := re.FindStringSubmatch(input)
 	result := make(map[string]string)
diff --git a/cli/cli_test.go b/cli/cli_test.go
index 8b62ad3..5b2bab9 100644
--- a/cli/cli_test.go
+++ b/cli/cli_test.go
@@ -55,10 +55,22 @@ func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
 		args     []string
 		expected bool
 	}{
+		{
+			[]string{"./mole"},
+			false,
+		},
 		{
 			[]string{"./mole", "-alias", "xyz", "-remote", ":443", "-server", "example1"},
 			true,
 		},
+		{
+			[]string{"./mole", "-alias", "xyz", "-remote", ":443"},
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			[]string{"./mole", "-alias", "xyz", "-server", "example1"},
+			false,
+		},
 		{
 			[]string{"./mole", "-alias", "xyz", "-server", "example1"},
 			false,
diff --git a/cmd/mole/main.go b/cmd/mole/main.go
index 110aa25..2c6db71 100644
--- a/cmd/mole/main.go
+++ b/cmd/mole/main.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ func main() {
 	app := cli.New(os.Args)
 	err := app.Parse()
 	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("%v\n", err)
 		app.PrintUsage()
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}