diff --git a/cli/main.go b/cli/main.go
index 90baeab25..e3ce87cfa 100644
--- a/cli/main.go
+++ b/cli/main.go
@@ -101,12 +101,16 @@ func isContextAgnosticCommand(cmd *cobra.Command) bool {
 	if cmd == nil {
 		return false
 	}
-	if _, ok := contextAgnosticCommands[cmd.Name()]; ok {
+	if _, ok := contextAgnosticCommands[cmd.Name()]; ok && isFirstLevelCommand(cmd) {
 		return true
 	}
 	return isContextAgnosticCommand(cmd.Parent())
 }
 
+func isFirstLevelCommand(cmd *cobra.Command) bool {
+	return !cmd.HasParent() || !cmd.Parent().HasParent()
+}
+
 func main() {
 	var opts cliopts.GlobalOpts
 	root := &cobra.Command{