diff --git a/local-cli/cliEntry.js b/local-cli/cliEntry.js
index 303686ba1c6618..0783e2af449921 100644
--- a/local-cli/cliEntry.js
+++ b/local-cli/cliEntry.js
@@ -51,9 +51,13 @@ function printHelpInformation() {
     cmdName = cmdName + '|' + this._alias;
   }
 
+  const usage = this.usage();
+  const usageIsString = typeof(usage) === 'string';
+  const usageString = usageIsString ? usage : '[options]';  
+  
   let output = [
     '',
-    chalk.bold(chalk.cyan((`  react-native ${cmdName} [options]`))),
+    chalk.bold(chalk.cyan((`  react-native ${cmdName} ${usageString}`))),
     `  ${this._description}`,
     '',
     `  ${chalk.bold('Options:')}`,
@@ -62,9 +66,7 @@ function printHelpInformation() {
     '',
   ];
 
-  const usage = this.usage();
-
-  if (usage !== '[options]') {
+  if (!usageIsString) {
     const formattedUsage = usage.map(
       example => `    ${example.desc}: \n    ${chalk.cyan(example.cmd)}`,
     ).join('\n\n');