diff --git a/todo.sh b/todo.sh
index 2c38de4..879e12a 100755
--- a/todo.sh
+++ b/todo.sh
@@ -787,7 +787,13 @@ case $action in
     cleanup ;;
 
 "help" )
-    help
+	if [ -t 1 ] ; then # STDOUT is a TTY
+		if (exec which ${PAGER:-less} 2>/dev/null >/dev/null); then
+			# we have a working PAGER (or less as a default)
+			help | exec ${PAGER:-less}
+		fi
+	fi
+	help # just in case something failed above, we go ahead and just spew to STDOUT
     ;;
 
 "list" | "ls" )