diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f16a63f..35922ba 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 It allows users to easily create and manage .gitignore files for various programming languages and frameworks.
 You may also list available templates and generate .gitignore files based on those templates.`,
 	PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(cmd.CommandPath(), "exclude completion") ||
+			strings.HasPrefix(cmd.CommandPath(), "exclude help") {
+			return nil
+		}
+
 		client, err := gogi.NewHTTPClient()
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error creating HTTP client: %w", err)