diff --git a/src/config/config.ts b/src/config/config.ts
index 6521b01fd..8fae728b4 100644
--- a/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/src/config/config.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {Config as IConfig, ArchTypes, PlatformTypes, LoadOptions} from '../inter
 import {Command, CompletableOptionFlag, Hook, Hooks, PJSON, Topic} from '../interfaces'
 import * as Plugin from './plugin'
 import {Debug, compact, loadJSON, collectUsableIds, getCommandIdPermutations} from './util'
-import {isProd} from '../util'
+import {ensureArgArray, isProd} from '../util'
 import ModuleLoader from '../module-loader'
 import {getHelpFlagAdditions} from '../help/util'
 
@@ -786,10 +786,7 @@ export async function toCached(c: Command.Class, plugin?: IPlugin): Promise<Comm
     }
   }
 
-  // v2 commands have args as an object, so we need to normalize it to an array for forwards compatibility
-  // @ts-ignore
-  const normalized = Array.isArray(c.args) ? c.args ?? [] : Object.entries(c.args ?? {}).map(([name, arg]) => ({...arg, name}))
-  const argsPromise = normalized.map(async a => ({
+  const argsPromise = ensureArgArray(c.args).map(async a => ({
     name: a.name,
     description: a.description,
     required: a.required,
diff --git a/src/help/command.ts b/src/help/command.ts
index 787b49e9b..bd7f5e93d 100644
--- a/src/help/command.ts
+++ b/src/help/command.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as Chalk from 'chalk'
 import stripAnsi = require('strip-ansi')
 
-import {castArray, compact, sortBy} from '../util'
+import {castArray, compact, ensureArgArray, sortBy} from '../util'
 import * as Interfaces from '../interfaces'
 import {Example} from '../interfaces/command'
 import {HelpFormatter, HelpSection, HelpSectionRenderer} from './formatter'
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export class CommandHelp extends HelpFormatter {
       return v
     }), f => [!f.char, f.char, f.name])
 
-    const args = (cmd.args || []).filter(a => !a.hidden)
+    const args = ensureArgArray(cmd.args).filter(a => !a.hidden)
     const output = compact(this.sections().map(({header, generate}) => {
       const body = generate({cmd, flags, args}, header)
       // Generate can return a list of sections
diff --git a/src/help/docopts.ts b/src/help/docopts.ts
index 9e25ef8ca..86e445a48 100644
--- a/src/help/docopts.ts
+++ b/src/help/docopts.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {Interfaces} from '..'
+import {ensureArgArray} from '../util'
 
 type Flag = Interfaces.Command.Flag
 type Flags = Flag[]
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ export class DocOpts {
   public toString(): string {
     const opts = this.cmd.id === '.' || this.cmd.id === '' ? [] : ['<%= command.id %>']
     if (this.cmd.args) {
-      const a = this.cmd.args?.map(arg => `[${arg.name.toUpperCase()}]`) || []
+      const a = ensureArgArray(this.cmd.args).map(arg => `[${arg.name.toUpperCase()}]`) || []
       opts.push(...a)
     }
 
diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index 1479b5cbe..5b0c38a15 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import {ArgInput} from './interfaces'
+
 export function compact<T>(a: (T | undefined)[]): T[] {
   return a.filter((a): a is T => Boolean(a))
 }
@@ -59,3 +61,14 @@ export function sumBy<T>(arr: T[], fn: (i: T) => number): number {
 export function capitalize(s: string): string {
   return s ? s.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + s.slice(1).toLowerCase() : ''
 }
+
+/**
+ * Ensure that the args are in an array instead of an object. This is required to ensure
+ * forwards compatibility with the new arg format in v2.
+ *
+ * @param args The args to ensure are in an array
+ * @returns ArgInput
+ */
+export function ensureArgArray(args?: ArgInput | {[name: string]: any}): ArgInput {
+  return Array.isArray(args) ? args ?? [] : Object.entries(args ?? {}).map(([name, arg]) => ({...arg, name}))
+}
diff --git a/test/util.test.ts b/test/util.test.ts
index 6172b4e0f..e58df3639 100644
--- a/test/util.test.ts
+++ b/test/util.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {expect} from 'chai'
-import {maxBy, sumBy, capitalize} from '../src/util'
+import {maxBy, sumBy, capitalize, ensureArgArray} from '../src/util'
 
 describe('capitalize', () => {
   it('capitalizes the string', () => {
@@ -33,3 +33,18 @@ describe('maxBy', () => {
     expect(maxBy(arr, i => i.x)).to.equal(arr[1])
   })
 })
+
+describe('ensureArgArray', () => {
+  it('should convert arg object to array', () => {
+    const args = {
+      foo: {name: 'foo', description: 'foo desc', required: true},
+      bar: {name: 'bar', description: 'bar desc'},
+    }
+    const expected = [
+      {name: 'foo', description: 'foo desc', required: true},
+      {name: 'bar', description: 'bar desc'},
+    ]
+
+    expect(ensureArgArray(args)).to.deep.equal(expected)
+  })
+})