diff --git a/cmd/kctl-tui/main.go b/cmd/kctl-tui/main.go
index d48a622..33717e2 100644
--- a/cmd/kctl-tui/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kctl-tui/main.go
@@ -40,10 +40,13 @@ func main() {
 		kubeexec.SetVerbose(true, os.Stderr)
 	}
 
-	if showHelp || len(filtered) == 0 {
+	if showHelp {
 		printUsage()
 		return
 	}
+	if len(filtered) == 0 {
+		// No subcommand — start the full TUI.
+	}
 
 	if len(filtered) > 0 {
 		switch filtered[0] {