diff --git a/core/oputil/oputil_config.js b/core/oputil/oputil_config.js
index 6158359e..dc918917 100644
--- a/core/oputil/oputil_config.js
+++ b/core/oputil/oputil_config.js
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ function getMsgAreaImportType(path) {
 
 function importAreas() {
 	const importPath = argv._[argv._.length - 1];
-	if(!importPath) {
+	if(argv._.length < 3 || !importPath || 0 === importPath.length) {
 		return printUsageAndSetExitCode(getHelpFor('Config'), ExitCodes.ERROR);
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/oputil/oputil_help.js b/core/oputil/oputil_help.js
index 91973295..7bcb731d 100644
--- a/core/oputil/oputil_help.js
+++ b/core/oputil/oputil_help.js
@@ -36,18 +36,23 @@ valid args:
 `usage: optutil.js config <action> [<args>]
 
 where <action> is one of:
-  new                   : generate a new/initial configuration
-  import-na [CONF_TAG]  : import fidonet *.NA file
-                          if CONF_TAG is not supplied, it will be prompted for
+  new                      : generate a new/initial configuration
+  import-areas PATH        : import areas using fidonet *.NA or AREAS.BBS file from PATH
+
+valid import-areas <args>:
+  --conf CONF_TAG          : specify conference tag in which to import areas
+  --network NETWORK        : specify network name/key to associate FTN areas
+  --uplinks UL1,UL2,...    : specify one or more comma separated uplinks
+  --type TYPE              : specifies area import type. valid options are "bbs" and "na"
 `,
 	FileBase :
 `usage: oputil.js fb <action> [<args>] <AREA_TAG|SHA|FILE_ID[@STORAGE_TAG] ...> [<args>]
 
 where <action> is one of:
-  scan AREA_TAG|SHA|FILE_ID    : scan specified areas
+  scan AREA_TAG                : scan specified areas
                                  AREA_TAG may be suffixed with @STORAGE_TAG; for example: retro@bbs
 
-  info AREA_TAG|FILE_ID|SHA    : display information about areas and/or files
+  info AREA_TAG|SHA|FILE_ID    : display information about areas and/or files
                                  SHA may be a full or partial SHA-256
 
 valid scan <args>:
diff --git a/core/oputil/oputil_main.js b/core/oputil/oputil_main.js
index d27a4976..dad7e4e6 100644
--- a/core/oputil/oputil_main.js
+++ b/core/oputil/oputil_main.js
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ module.exports = function() {
 			break;
 
 		default:
-			return printUsageAndSetExitCode('', ExitCodes.BAD_COMMAND);
+			return printUsageAndSetExitCode(getHelpFor('General'), ExitCodes.BAD_COMMAND);
 	}
 };