diff --git a/cmd/del-db.go b/cmd/del-db.go
index 7369a5f..94cc801 100644
--- a/cmd/del-db.go
+++ b/cmd/del-db.go
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@ import (
 
 // delDbCmd represents the set command
 var delDbCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:     "del-db DB",
-	Short:   "Delete a database.",
-	Aliases: []string{"delete-db", "rm-db", "remove-db"},
-	Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-	RunE:    delDb,
+	Use:          "del-db DB",
+	Short:        "Delete a database.",
+	Aliases:      []string{"delete-db", "rm-db", "remove-db"},
+	Args:         cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	RunE:         delDb,
+	SilenceUsage: true,
 }
 
 func delDb(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
diff --git a/cmd/dump.go b/cmd/dump.go
index 1b27cef..72b40cd 100644
--- a/cmd/dump.go
+++ b/cmd/dump.go
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ type dumpEntry struct {
 }
 
 var dumpCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:     "dump [DB]",
-	Short:   "Dump all key/value pairs as NDJSON",
-	Aliases: []string{"export"},
-	Args:    cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
-	RunE:    dump,
+	Use:          "dump [DB]",
+	Short:        "Dump all key/value pairs as NDJSON",
+	Aliases:      []string{"export"},
+	Args:         cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
+	RunE:         dump,
+	SilenceUsage: true,
 }
 
 func dump(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
diff --git a/cmd/list-dbs.go b/cmd/list-dbs.go
index bd01435..2eff0a7 100644
--- a/cmd/list-dbs.go
+++ b/cmd/list-dbs.go
@@ -28,11 +28,12 @@ import (
 
 // delCmd represents the set command
 var listDbsCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:     "list-dbs",
-	Short:   "List all dbs.",
-	Aliases: []string{"ls-dbs", "lsd"},
-	Args:    cobra.NoArgs,
-	RunE:    listDbs,
+	Use:          "list-dbs",
+	Short:        "List all dbs.",
+	Aliases:      []string{"ls-dbs", "lsd"},
+	Args:         cobra.NoArgs,
+	RunE:         listDbs,
+	SilenceUsage: true,
 }
 
 func listDbs(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
diff --git a/cmd/list.go b/cmd/list.go
index 43c8604..eec7fa5 100644
--- a/cmd/list.go
+++ b/cmd/list.go
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 var listCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:     "list [DB]",
-	Short:   "List the contents of a db.",
-	Aliases: []string{"ls"},
-	Args:    cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
-	RunE:    list,
+	Use:          "list [DB]",
+	Short:        "List the contents of a db.",
+	Aliases:      []string{"ls"},
+	Args:         cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
+	RunE:         list,
+	SilenceUsage: true,
 }
 
 func list(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
diff --git a/cmd/restore.go b/cmd/restore.go
index d4df0f8..671b136 100644
--- a/cmd/restore.go
+++ b/cmd/restore.go
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 var restoreCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:     "restore [DB]",
-	Short:   "Restore key/value pairs from an NDJSON dump",
-	Aliases: []string{"import"},
-	Args:    cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
-	RunE:    restore,
+	Use:          "restore [DB]",
+	Short:        "Restore key/value pairs from an NDJSON dump",
+	Aliases:      []string{"import"},
+	Args:         cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
+	RunE:         restore,
+	SilenceUsage: true,
 }
 
 func restore(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {