diff --git a/todo.sh b/todo.sh
index 172dea8..d7136f9 100755
--- a/todo.sh
+++ b/todo.sh
@@ -807,9 +807,9 @@ case $action in
 
 "help" )
     if [ -t 1 ] ; then # STDOUT is a TTY
-        if (exec which ${PAGER:-less} 2>/dev/null >/dev/null); then
+        if which "${PAGER:-less}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
             # we have a working PAGER (or less as a default)
-            help | exec ${PAGER:-less}
+            help | "${PAGER:-less}" && exit 0
         fi
     fi
     help # just in case something failed above, we go ahead and just spew to STDOUT