diff --git a/electrum b/electrum
index 8b004b3a3..146ef3a89 100755
--- a/electrum
+++ b/electrum
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def print_help(parser):
     parser.print_help()
     print_msg("Type 'electrum help <command>' to see the help for a specific command")
     print_msg("Type 'electrum --help' to see the list of options")
-    run_command(known_commands['help'])
+    #run_command(known_commands['help'])
     sys.exit(1)
 
 
diff --git a/lib/x509.py b/lib/x509.py
index e2021df47..e9cc85784 100644
--- a/lib/x509.py
+++ b/lib/x509.py
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     sys.exit("Error: pyasn1 does not seem to be installed. Try 'sudo pip install pyasn1'")
 
+try:
+    import pyasn1_modules
+except ImportError:
+    sys.exit("Error: pyasn1 does not seem to be installed. Try 'sudo pip install pyasn1-modules'")
+
 try:
     import tlslite
 except ImportError: