diff --git a/lib/motion/project/command/activate.rb b/lib/motion/project/command/activate.rb
index 3c592e05..451d7cc2 100644
--- a/lib/motion/project/command/activate.rb
+++ b/lib/motion/project/command/activate.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module Motion; module Project; class Command
 
     def validate!
       super
-      die "Activating a license requires a `LICENSE-KEY`." unless @license_key
+      help! "Activating a license requires a `LICENSE-KEY`." unless @license_key
     end
 
     def run
diff --git a/lib/motion/project/command/ri.rb b/lib/motion/project/command/ri.rb
index c88edc9c..8474ddbc 100644
--- a/lib/motion/project/command/ri.rb
+++ b/lib/motion/project/command/ri.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ module Motion; module Project; class Command
 
     def validate!
       super
-      die "Specify a term to search the API reference for." unless @api_name
+      help! "Specify a term to search the API reference for." unless @api_name
     end
 
     def run
diff --git a/lib/motion/project/command/update.rb b/lib/motion/project/command/update.rb
index fdb71cd8..3b9d2c50 100644
--- a/lib/motion/project/command/update.rb
+++ b/lib/motion/project/command/update.rb
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ module Motion; module Project; class Command
     def validate!
       super
       if @force_version
-        die "--force-version has been deprecated in favor of --cache-version"
+        help! "--force-version has been deprecated in favor of --cache-version"
       end
       if @wanted_software_version && File.exist?('/Library/RubyMotion.old')
         die("/Library/RubyMotion.old already exists, please move this directory before using --cache-version")