diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 4e7341c..b7aa967 100755
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -38,12 +38,16 @@ function parseArgs(): Args {
     } else if (args[i] === "--help" || args[i] === "-h") {
       // Run claude --help synchronously and append our section
       const result = Bun.spawnSync(["claude", "--help"]);
-      process.stdout.write(result.stdout);
-      console.log("Remote:");
-      console.log("  --server <url>                                    WebSocket server URL (env: CLAUDE_REMOTE_SERVER)");
-      console.log("  --secret <secret>                                 Authentication secret (env: CLAUDE_REMOTE_SECRET)");
-      console.log("");
-      process.exit(result.exitCode);
+      if (result.success) {
+        process.stdout.write(result.stdout);
+        console.log("Remote:");
+        console.log("  --server <url>                                    WebSocket server URL (env: CLAUDE_REMOTE_SERVER)");
+        console.log("  --secret <secret>                                 Authentication secret (env: CLAUDE_REMOTE_SECRET)");
+        console.log("");
+      } else {
+        console.error("Failed to run 'claude --help'. Is claude installed?");
+      }
+      process.exit(result.exitCode ?? 0);
     } else if (args[i] === "--") {
       // -- separator is optional, just skip it
       claudeArgs.push(...args.slice(i + 1));