diff --git a/pkg/cmd/actions/actions.go b/pkg/cmd/actions/actions.go
index 69af75993..b9b17a14a 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/actions/actions.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/actions/actions.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package actions
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/pkg/cmdutil"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/pkg/iostreams"
@@ -10,19 +8,17 @@ import (
 )
 
 func NewCmdActions(f *cmdutil.Factory) *cobra.Command {
+	cs := f.IOStreams.ColorScheme()
+
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "actions",
 		Short: "Learn about working with GitHub actions",
+		Long:  actionsExplainer(cs),
 		Annotations: map[string]string{
 			"IsActions": "true",
 		},
 	}
 
-	cmd.SetHelpFunc(func(c *cobra.Command, s []string) {
-		cs := f.IOStreams.ColorScheme()
-		fmt.Fprintln(f.IOStreams.Out, actionsExplainer(cs))
-	})
-
 	return cmd
 }