diff --git a/tools/patman/control.py b/tools/patman/control.py
index fbf368c..902b509 100644
--- a/tools/patman/control.py
+++ b/tools/patman/control.py
@@ -110,6 +110,15 @@
 
 
 def do_patman(args):
+    """Process a patman command
+
+    Args:
+        args (Namespace): Arguments to process
+    """
+    if args.full_help:
+        with resources.path('patman', 'README.rst') as readme:
+            tools.print_full_help(str(readme))
+        return 0
     if args.cmd == 'send':
         # Called from git with a patch filename as argument
         # Printout a list of additional CC recipients for this patch
@@ -123,15 +132,12 @@
                             cca = cca.strip()
                             if cca:
                                 print(cca)
-
-        elif args.full_help:
-            with resources.path('patman', 'README.rst') as readme:
-                tools.print_full_help(str(readme))
         else:
             # If we are not processing tags, no need to warning about bad ones
             if not args.process_tags:
                 args.ignore_bad_tags = True
             do_send(args)
+        return 0
 
     ret_code = 0
     try: