diff --git a/packages/cli/src/modules/config/alpha.ts b/packages/cli/src/modules/config/alpha.ts
index a49fddfa24..43bce858a1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/modules/config/alpha.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/modules/config/alpha.ts
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ export default createCliPlugin({
             frontend: { type: 'boolean' },
             'with-secrets': { type: 'boolean' },
             format: { type: 'string' },
-            config: { type: 'string', array: true },
+            config: { type: 'string', array: true, default: [] },
           })
-          .usage(`$0 ${info.usageWithoutProgram}`, info.description)
+          .usage('$0', info.description)
           .help()
           .parse(args);
         const m =
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/wiring/CliInitializer.ts b/packages/cli/src/wiring/CliInitializer.ts
index 8ad3e77cdf..1c6f885842 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/wiring/CliInitializer.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/wiring/CliInitializer.ts
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ export class CliInitializer {
                 args: [...positionalArgs, ...args.unknown],
                 info: {
                   usage: [programName, ...node.command.path].join(' '),
-                  usageWithoutProgram: node.command.path.join(' '),
                   description: node.command.description,
                 },
               });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/wiring/types.ts b/packages/cli/src/wiring/types.ts
index 43ca84d604..fad29ca241 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/wiring/types.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/wiring/types.ts
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ export interface BackstageCommand {
        * The usage string of the current command, for example: "backstage-cli repo test"
        */
       usage: string;
-      /**
-       * The usage string of the current command, without the program name, for example: "repo test"
-       */
-      usageWithoutProgram: string;
       /**
        * The description provided for the command
        */