diff --git a/command/system_gc.go b/command/system_gc.go
index 19ed0cbb568..cc01c550755 100644
--- a/command/system_gc.go
+++ b/command/system_gc.go
@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@ func (c *SystemGCCommand) AutocompleteArgs() complete.Predictor {
 func (c *SystemGCCommand) Name() string { return "system gc" }
 
 func (c *SystemGCCommand) Run(args []string) int {
+	flags := c.Meta.FlagSet(c.Name(), FlagSetClient)
+	flags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Output(c.Help()) }
+
+	if err := flags.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	if args = flags.Args(); len(args) > 0 {
+		c.Ui.Error("This command takes no arguments")
+		c.Ui.Error(commandErrorText(c))
+	}
 
 	// Get the HTTP client
 	client, err := c.Meta.Client()
diff --git a/command/system_gc_test.go b/command/system_gc_test.go
index e5d04ae6be2..4ced9681569 100644
--- a/command/system_gc_test.go
+++ b/command/system_gc_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func TestSystemGCCommand_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	defer srv.Shutdown()
 
 	ui := cli.NewMockUi()
-	cmd := &SystemGCCommand{Meta: Meta{Ui: ui, flagAddress: url}}
+	cmd := &SystemGCCommand{Meta: Meta{Ui: ui}}
 
 	if code := cmd.Run([]string{"-address=" + url}); code != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("expected exit 0, got: %d; %v", code, ui.ErrorWriter.String())
diff --git a/command/system_reconcile_summaries.go b/command/system_reconcile_summaries.go
index a87d4802899..40bd1a24316 100644
--- a/command/system_reconcile_summaries.go
+++ b/command/system_reconcile_summaries.go
@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@ func (c *SystemReconcileSummariesCommand) AutocompleteArgs() complete.Predictor
 func (c *SystemReconcileSummariesCommand) Name() string { return "system reconcile summaries" }
 
 func (c *SystemReconcileSummariesCommand) Run(args []string) int {
+	flags := c.Meta.FlagSet(c.Name(), FlagSetClient)
+	flags.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Output(c.Help()) }
+
+	if err := flags.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	if args = flags.Args(); len(args) > 0 {
+		c.Ui.Error("This command takes no arguments")
+		c.Ui.Error(commandErrorText(c))
+	}
 
 	// Get the HTTP client
 	client, err := c.Meta.Client()
diff --git a/command/system_reconcile_summaries_test.go b/command/system_reconcile_summaries_test.go
index ac478bf2f92..ae50c299ab2 100644
--- a/command/system_reconcile_summaries_test.go
+++ b/command/system_reconcile_summaries_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func TestSystemReconcileSummariesCommand_Good(t *testing.T) {
 	defer srv.Shutdown()
 
 	ui := cli.NewMockUi()
-	cmd := &SystemReconcileSummariesCommand{Meta: Meta{Ui: ui, flagAddress: url}}
+	cmd := &SystemReconcileSummariesCommand{Meta: Meta{Ui: ui}}
 
 	if code := cmd.Run([]string{"-address=" + url}); code != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("expected exit 0, got: %d; %v", code, ui.ErrorWriter.String())