diff --git a/plugins/commands/snapshot/command/root.rb b/plugins/commands/snapshot/command/root.rb
index 4ced72277..50fcfb2fe 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/snapshot/command/root.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/snapshot/command/root.rb
@@ -48,13 +48,17 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         def execute
           if @main_args.include?("-h") || @main_args.include?("--help")
             # Print the help for all the commands.
-            return help
+            @env.ui.info(help, prefix: false)
+            return 0
           end
 
           # If we reached this far then we must have a subcommand. If not,
           # then we also just print the help and exit.
           command_class = @subcommands.get(@sub_command.to_sym) if @sub_command
-          return help if !command_class || !@sub_command
+          if !command_class || !@sub_command
+            raise Vagrant::Errors::CLIInvalidUsage,
+              help: help()
+          end
           @logger.debug("Invoking command class: #{command_class} #{@sub_args.inspect}")
 
           # Initialize and execute the command class
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             opts.separator "For help on any individual subcommand run `vagrant snapshot <subcommand> -h`"
           end
 
-          @env.ui.info(opts.help, prefix: false)
+          opts.help
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/commands/snapshot/command/root_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/commands/snapshot/command/root_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..426015f18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/commands/snapshot/command/root_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+require File.expand_path("../../../../../base", __FILE__)
+
+require Vagrant.source_root.join("plugins/commands/snapshot/command/root")
+
+describe VagrantPlugins::CommandSnapshot::Command::Root do
+  include_context "unit"
+
+  let(:iso_env) do
+    # We have to create a Vagrantfile so there is a root path
+    env = isolated_environment
+    env.vagrantfile("")
+    env.create_vagrant_env
+  end
+
+  let(:argv) { [] }
+
+  subject { described_class.new(argv, iso_env) }
+
+  describe "execute" do
+    context "--help" do
+      let(:argv)     { ["--help"] }
+      it "shows help" do
+        expect(iso_env.ui).
+          to receive(:info).with(/Usage: vagrant snapshot <subcommand>/, anything)
+        expect(subject.execute).to eq(0)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with no subcommand" do
+      let(:argv)     { [] }
+      it "shows help and fails" do
+        expect { subject.execute }.
+          to raise_error(Vagrant::Errors::CLIInvalidUsage)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with invalid subcommand" do
+      let(:argv)     { ["invalid"] }
+      it "shows help and fails" do
+        expect { subject.execute }.
+          to raise_error(Vagrant::Errors::CLIInvalidUsage)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end