diff --git a/cmd/gateway/commands.go b/cmd/gateway/commands.go
index a76a859c9e..f43cebbb40 100644
--- a/cmd/gateway/commands.go
+++ b/cmd/gateway/commands.go
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ const (
 
 func createRootCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	rootCmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use: "gateway",
+		Use:           "gateway",
+		SilenceUsage:  true,
+		SilenceErrors: true,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			return cmd.Help()
 		},
@@ -93,9 +95,8 @@ func createStaticModeCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	)
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:          "static-mode",
-		Short:        "Configure NGINX in the scope of a single Gateway resource",
-		SilenceUsage: true,
+		Use:   "static-mode",
+		Short: "Configure NGINX in the scope of a single Gateway resource",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			atom := zap.NewAtomicLevel()