diff --git a/pkg/cmd/factory/http.go b/pkg/cmd/factory/http.go
index 0514aecec..7a4ede424 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/factory/http.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/factory/http.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func httpClient(io *iostreams.IOStreams, cfg config.Config, appVersion string, s
 			token, err := cfg.Get(hostname, "oauth_token")
 			if err != nil || token == "" {
 				// Users shouldn't see this because of the pre-execute auth check on commands
-				return "", fmt.Errorf("authentication required for %s; please run `gh auth login -h%s", hostname, hostname)
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("authentication required for %s; please run `gh auth login -h %s", hostname, hostname)
 			}
 
 			return fmt.Sprintf("token %s", token), nil
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/root/root.go b/pkg/cmd/root/root.go
index 5511c8dd1..46ffbef33 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/root/root.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/root/root.go
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ func NewCmdRoot(f *cmdutil.Factory, version, buildDate string) *cobra.Command {
 		return &cmdutil.FlagError{Err: err}
 	})
 
-	// TODO does this make sense? I'd like people to be able to see usage without an auth message.
 	cmdutil.DisableAuthCheck(cmd)
 
 	// CHILD COMMANDS