diff --git a/crates/nu-std/std/help.nu b/crates/nu-std/std/help.nu
index 20a672dd90..df6c4c6ca6 100644
--- a/crates/nu-std/std/help.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-std/std/help.nu
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ def build-command-page [command: record] {
             $"- (ansi cyan)does not create(ansi reset) a scope."
         }
     ) | append (
-        if ($command.is_builtin) {
+        if ($command.type == "built-in") {
             $"- (ansi cyan)is(ansi reset) a built-in command."
         } else {
             $"- (ansi cyan)is not(ansi reset) a built-in command."
@@ -527,19 +527,19 @@ def build-command-page [command: record] {
             $"- (ansi cyan)is not(ansi reset) a subcommand."
         }
     ) | append (
-        if ($command.is_plugin) {
+        if ($command.type == "plugin") {
             $"- (ansi cyan)is part(ansi reset) of a plugin."
         } else {
             $"- (ansi cyan)is not part(ansi reset) of a plugin."
         }
     ) | append (
-        if ($command.is_custom) {
+        if ($command.type == "custom") {
             $"- (ansi cyan)is(ansi reset) a custom command."
         } else {
             $"- (ansi cyan)is not(ansi reset) a custom command."
         }
     ) | append (
-        if ($command.is_keyword) {
+        if ($command.type == "keyword") {
             $"- (ansi cyan)is(ansi reset) a keyword."
         } else {
             $"- (ansi cyan)is not(ansi reset) a keyword."
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ export def commands [
     ...command: string@"nu-complete list-commands"  # the name of command to get help on
     --find (-f): string  # string to find in command names and usage
 ] {
-    let commands = (scope commands | where not is_extern | reject is_extern | sort-by name)
+    let commands = (scope commands | sort-by name)
 
     if not ($find | is-empty) {
         # TODO: impl find for external commands
diff --git a/crates/nu-std/tests/test_help.nu b/crates/nu-std/tests/test_help.nu
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1608950886
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-std/tests/test_help.nu
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+use std assert
+use std help
+
+#[test]
+def show_help_on_commands [] {
+    let help_result = (help alias)
+    assert ("item not found" not-in $help_result)
+}
+