diff --git a/src/python/jw/build/App.py b/src/python/jw/build/App.py
index 8e3d2907..261a30ad 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/build/App.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/build/App.py
@@ -405,18 +405,6 @@ class App(object):
         unvisited.remove(module)
         temp.remove(module)
 
-    def run_from_cmd_module(self, name: str, args_) -> None:
-        import importlib
-        name = name.replace('-', '_')
-        cc_name = 'Cmd' + ''.join(x.capitalize() for x in name.lower().split("_"))
-        module = importlib.import_module('jw.build.cmds.' + cc_name)
-        cmd = getattr(module, cc_name)()
-        cmd.app = self
-        parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=name)
-        cmd.add_arguments(parser)
-        args = parser.parse_args(args_)
-        return cmd.run(args)
-
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------- here we go
     def run(self):
 
@@ -461,4 +449,13 @@ class App(object):
             if not self.top_name:
                 self.top_name = re.sub('-[0-9.-]*$', '', os.path.basename(os.path.realpath(self.topdir)))
 
-        return self.run_from_cmd_module(args.cmd, sys.argv[(len(self.global_args) + 1)::])
+        import importlib
+        cmd_name = args.cmd.replace('-', '_')
+        cc_cmd_name = 'Cmd' + ''.join(x.capitalize() for x in cmd_name.lower().split("_"))
+        module = importlib.import_module('jw.build.cmds.' + cc_cmd_name)
+        cmd = getattr(module, cc_cmd_name)()
+        cmd.app = self
+        subparser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=cmd_name)
+        cmd.add_arguments(subparser)
+        args = subparser.parse_args(sys.argv[(len(self.global_args) + 1)::])
+        return cmd.run(args)