diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index bae12e2d..02dbd595 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {Api} from '@openstapps/gitlab-api';
 import {Logger} from '@openstapps/logger';
 import {AddLogLevel} from '@openstapps/logger/lib/transformations/add-log-level';
 import {Colorize} from '@openstapps/logger/lib/transformations/colorize';
-import * as commander from 'commander';
+import {Command} from 'commander';
 import {existsSync, readFileSync} from 'fs';
 import {join, resolve} from 'path';
 import {cwd, stdout} from 'process';
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ process.on('unhandledRejection', async (reason) => {
   process.exit(1);
 });
 
+// instantiate new commander
+const commander = new Command('openstapps-projectmanagement');
+
 // error on unknown commands
 commander.on('command:*', async () => {
   await Logger.error('Invalid command: %s\nSee --help for a list of available commands.', commander.args.join(' '));