diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/help.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/help.rs
index f1a487d163..983dbb4c99 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/help.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/core_commands/help.rs
@@ -86,15 +86,15 @@ You can also learn more at https://www.nushell.sh/book/"#;
         } else if find.is_some() {
             help_commands(engine_state, stack, call)
         } else {
-            let result = help_commands(engine_state, stack, call);
+            let result = help_aliases(engine_state, stack, call);
 
-            let result = if let Err(ShellError::CommandNotFound(_)) = result {
-                help_aliases(engine_state, stack, call)
+            let result = if let Err(ShellError::AliasNotFound(_)) = result {
+                help_commands(engine_state, stack, call)
             } else {
                 result
             };
 
-            let result = if let Err(ShellError::AliasNotFound(_)) = result {
+            let result = if let Err(ShellError::CommandNotFound(_)) = result {
                 help_modules(engine_state, stack, call)
             } else {
                 result
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/help.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/help.rs
index 865659a8b2..0ced68a839 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/help.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/help.rs
@@ -342,3 +342,15 @@ fn help_modules_main_2() {
 
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "spam");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn help_alias_before_command() {
+    let code = &[
+        "alias SPAM = print 'spam'",
+        "def SPAM [] { 'spam' }",
+        "help SPAM",
+    ];
+    let actual = nu!(cwd: ".", nu_repl_code(code));
+
+    assert!(actual.out.contains("Alias"));
+}