diff --git a/internal/registry/registry.go b/internal/registry/registry.go
index 65348f4..c3f2a2f 100644
--- a/internal/registry/registry.go
+++ b/internal/registry/registry.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func Execute(version string) error {
 	ccRoot.Annotations["version"] = version
 	ccRoot.CompletionOptions.HiddenDefaultCmd = true
 	ccRoot.PersistentFlags().AddFlagSet(cmdRoot.FlagSet())
-	ccRoot.AddCommand(commands.Help)
+	ccRoot.SetHelpCommand(commands.Help)
 	ccRoot.AddCommand(commands.Version)
 	ccRoot.AddCommand(commands.GenerateCompletions)
 
diff --git a/pkg/env/env.go b/pkg/env/env.go
index 5de2064..cd7c4ae 100644
--- a/pkg/env/env.go
+++ b/pkg/env/env.go
@@ -11,12 +11,3 @@ var NoColor = "NO_COLOR"
 var ForceColor = "COLOR"
 var ValidationDisabled = "SKIP_VALIDATION"
 var Debug = "DEBUG"
-
-// FlagNames are flags also available as environment variables.
-var FlagNames = map[string]string{
-	"no-color":        NoColor,
-	"color":           ForceColor,
-	"silent":          Silent,
-	"verbose":         Verbose,
-	"skip-validation": ValidationDisabled,
-}
diff --git a/pkg/runtime/runtime.go b/pkg/runtime/runtime.go
index dd14be4..b69f0cd 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -65,18 +65,17 @@ func VerboseEnabled() bool {
 }
 
 func SilenceEnabled() bool {
-	if isTrueIsh(os.Getenv(env.Silent)) {
-		return true
-	}
-	if VerboseEnabled() {
-		return false
-	}
 	for _, arg := range os.Args {
 		if arg == "--silent" {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
-	return false
+
+	if VerboseEnabled() {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return isTrueIsh(os.Getenv(env.Silent))
 }
 
 func ColorEnabled() bool {
diff --git a/pkg/runtime/runtime_test.go b/pkg/runtime/runtime_test.go
index 2a19268..7148714 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime/runtime_test.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/runtime_test.go
@@ -83,6 +83,58 @@ func TestEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSilent(t *testing.T) {
+	origArgs := os.Args
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		os.Args = origArgs
+	})
+	t.Run("SILENT = silence", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Setenv(env.Silent, "1")
+		t.Setenv(env.Verbose, "")
+		os.Args = []string{}
+		if !SilenceEnabled() {
+			t.Fail()
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("SILENT + VERBOSE = silence", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Setenv(env.Silent, "1")
+		t.Setenv(env.Verbose, "1")
+		os.Args = []string{}
+		if SilenceEnabled() {
+			t.Fail()
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("VERBOSE + --silent = silent", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Setenv(env.Silent, "")
+		t.Setenv(env.Verbose, "1")
+		os.Args = []string{"some", "random", "--silent", "args"}
+		if !SilenceEnabled() {
+			t.Fail()
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("--silent = silent", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Setenv(env.Silent, "")
+		t.Setenv(env.Verbose, "")
+		os.Args = []string{"some", "random", "--silent", "args"}
+		if !SilenceEnabled() {
+			t.Fail()
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("nothing = nothing", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Setenv(env.Silent, "")
+		t.Setenv(env.Verbose, "")
+		os.Args = []string{"some", "random", "args"}
+		if SilenceEnabled() {
+			t.Fail()
+		}
+	})
+
+}
+
 func TestEnvironmentMapEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 	trueString := strconv.FormatBool(true)
 	os.Setenv(env.ForceColor, trueString)