diff --git a/deps b/deps
index 0de290d..8f83106 100755
--- a/deps
+++ b/deps
@@ -317,22 +317,24 @@ def subcmd_install(args):
 ############################
 
 def subcmd_ls(args):
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog='deps ls', add_help=False)
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog='deps ls', description="List Python imports in a file or directory.")
     parser.add_argument('-r', '--recurse', action='store_true',
                         help='Recurse into subfolders.')
     parser.add_argument('path', nargs='?', default='.',
-                        help='File or directory to scan. Default is current directory.')
-    known_args, remaining_args = parser.parse_known_args(args)
+                        help='File or directory to scan. Defaults to current directory.')
+
+    # Parse the provided arguments
+    known_args = parser.parse_args(args)
 
     path = known_args.path
     recurse = known_args.recurse
 
-    # Ensure the path exists and handle imports accordingly
+    # Ensure the path exists
     if not os.path.exists(path):
         print(f"Error: Path does not exist: {path}")
         return
 
-    # Call the import finder with the specified options
+    # Process imports based on the given path and recursion option
     imports = find_imports_in_path(path, recurse=recurse)
     if imports:
         print("Imports found:")
@@ -342,6 +344,7 @@ def subcmd_ls(args):
         print("No Python imports found (or none that require external packages).")
 
 
+
 ############################
 # Main
 ############################