diff --git a/command/event/event.go b/command/event/event.go
index b368b4d218..e4efadbdfc 100644
--- a/command/event/event.go
+++ b/command/event/event.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type cmd struct {
 	node    string
 	service string
 	tag     string
+	usage   string
 }
 
 func (c *cmd) initFlags() {
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ func (c *cmd) initFlags() {
 
 	c.http = &flags.HTTPFlags{}
 	flags.Merge(c.flags, c.http.ClientFlags())
+	c.usage = flags.Usage(usage, c.flags, c.http.ClientFlags(), nil)
 }
 
 func (c *cmd) Run(args []string) int {
@@ -131,11 +133,11 @@ func (c *cmd) Synopsis() string {
 }
 
 func (c *cmd) Help() string {
-	s := `Usage: consul event [options] [payload]
+	return c.usage
+}
+
+const usage = `Usage: consul event [options] [payload]
 
   Dispatches a custom user event across a datacenter. An event must provide
   a name, but a payload is optional. Events support filtering using
   regular expressions on node name, service, and tag definitions.`
-
-	return flags.Usage(s, c.flags, c.http.ClientFlags(), nil)
-}
diff --git a/command/exec/exec.go b/command/exec/exec.go
index dd54a2a1f5..5b5315f9cd 100644
--- a/command/exec/exec.go
+++ b/command/exec/exec.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type cmd struct {
 	UI    cli.Ui
 	flags *flag.FlagSet
 	http  *flags.HTTPFlags
+	usage string
 
 	shutdownCh <-chan struct{}
 	conf       rExecConf
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ func (c *cmd) initFlags() {
 	c.http = &flags.HTTPFlags{}
 	flags.Merge(c.flags, c.http.ClientFlags())
 	flags.Merge(c.flags, c.http.ServerFlags())
+	c.usage = flags.Usage(usage, c.flags, c.http.ClientFlags(), c.http.ServerFlags())
 }
 
 func (c *cmd) Run(args []string) int {
@@ -185,13 +187,7 @@ func (c *cmd) Synopsis() string {
 }
 
 func (c *cmd) Help() string {
-	s := `Usage: consul exec [options] [-|command...]
-
-  Evaluates a command on remote Consul nodes. The nodes responding can
-  be filtered using regular expressions on node name, service, and tag
-  definitions. If a command is '-', stdin will be read until EOF
-  and used as a script input. `
-	return flags.Usage(s, c.flags, c.http.ClientFlags(), c.http.ServerFlags())
+	return c.usage
 }
 
 // waitForJob is used to poll for results and wait until the job is terminated
@@ -689,3 +685,10 @@ func (u *TargetedUI) prefixLines(arrow bool, message string) string {
 
 	return strings.TrimRightFunc(result.String(), unicode.IsSpace)
 }
+
+const usage = `Usage: consul exec [options] [-|command...]
+
+  Evaluates a command on remote Consul nodes. The nodes responding can
+  be filtered using regular expressions on node name, service, and tag
+  definitions. If a command is '-', stdin will be read until EOF
+  and used as a script input. `