diff --git a/native/src/base/argh.rs b/native/src/base/argh.rs
index 4d4a2cf14..995e0aec6 100644
--- a/native/src/base/argh.rs
+++ b/native/src/base/argh.rs
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ pub fn parse_struct_args(
 
     'parse_args: while let Some(&next_arg) = remaining_args.first() {
         remaining_args = &remaining_args[1..];
-        if (parse_options.help_triggers.contains(&next_arg)) && !options_ended {
+        if (parse_options.help_triggers().contains(&next_arg)) && !options_ended {
             help = true;
             continue;
         }
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ pub struct ParseStructOptions<'a> {
     pub help_triggers: &'a [&'a str],
 }
 
-impl ParseStructOptions<'_> {
+impl<'a> ParseStructOptions<'a> {
     /// Parse a commandline option.
     ///
     /// `arg`: the current option argument being parsed (e.g. `--foo`).
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ impl ParseStructOptions<'_> {
             .arg_to_slot
             .iter()
             .find_map(|&(name, pos)| if name == arg { Some(pos) } else { None })
-            .ok_or_else(|| unrecognized_argument(arg, self.arg_to_slot, self.help_triggers))?;
+            .ok_or_else(|| unrecognized_argument(arg, self.arg_to_slot, self.help_triggers()))?;
 
         match self.slots[pos] {
             ParseStructOption::Flag(ref mut b) => b.set_flag(arg),
@@ -798,6 +798,14 @@ impl ParseStructOptions<'_> {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    fn help_triggers(&self) -> &'a [&'a str] {
+        if self.help_triggers.is_empty() {
+            &["-h", "--help"]
+        } else {
+            self.help_triggers
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 fn unrecognized_argument(
diff --git a/native/src/base/derive/argh/mod.rs b/native/src/base/derive/argh/mod.rs
index 8cdab859a..2ce71d87f 100644
--- a/native/src/base/derive/argh/mod.rs
+++ b/native/src/base/derive/argh/mod.rs
@@ -425,11 +425,12 @@ fn impl_from_args_struct_from_args<'a>(
 
 /// get help triggers vector from type_attrs.help_triggers as a [`Vec<String>`]
 ///
-/// Defaults to vec!["--help", "help"] if type_attrs.help_triggers is None
+/// Defaults to vec!["-h", "--help"] if type_attrs.help_triggers is None
 fn get_help_triggers(type_attrs: &TypeAttrs) -> Vec<String> {
-    type_attrs.help_triggers.as_ref().map_or_else(
-        || vec!["--help".to_owned(), "help".to_owned()],
-        |s| {
+    type_attrs
+        .help_triggers
+        .as_ref()
+        .map_or_else(Vec::new, |s| {
             s.iter()
                 .filter_map(|s| {
                     let trigger = s.value();
@@ -441,8 +442,7 @@ fn get_help_triggers(type_attrs: &TypeAttrs) -> Vec<String> {
                     }
                 })
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>()
-        },
-    )
+        })
 }
 
 /// Ensures that only the last positional arg is non-required.