diff --git a/validator/src/cli.rs b/validator/src/cli.rs
index 0f0b4170392631..e1665383e777e3 100644
--- a/validator/src/cli.rs
+++ b/validator/src/cli.rs
@@ -73,8 +73,10 @@ pub fn app<'a>(version: &'a str, default_args: &'a DefaultArgs) -> App<'a, 'a> {
     return App::new(crate_name!())
         .about(crate_description!())
         .version(version)
-        .setting(AppSettings::VersionlessSubcommands)
-        .setting(AppSettings::InferSubcommands)
+        .global_setting(AppSettings::ColoredHelp)
+        .global_setting(AppSettings::InferSubcommands)
+        .global_setting(AppSettings::UnifiedHelpMessage)
+        .global_setting(AppSettings::VersionlessSubcommands)
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name(SKIP_SEED_PHRASE_VALIDATION_ARG.name)
                 .long(SKIP_SEED_PHRASE_VALIDATION_ARG.long)