diff --git a/CmdLine/GitAnnex.hs b/CmdLine/GitAnnex.hs
index bb925fb283..74a831f8b8 100644
--- a/CmdLine/GitAnnex.hs
+++ b/CmdLine/GitAnnex.hs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ import qualified Command.List
 import qualified Command.Merge
 import qualified Command.ResolveMerge
 import qualified Command.Info
---import qualified Command.Status
+import qualified Command.Status
 import qualified Command.Migrate
 import qualified Command.Uninit
 import qualified Command.Reinit
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ cmds =
 	, Command.Merge.cmd
 	, Command.ResolveMerge.cmd
 	, Command.Info.cmd
---	, Command.Status.cmd
+	, Command.Status.cmd
 	, Command.Migrate.cmd
 	, Command.Map.cmd
 	, Command.Direct.cmd
diff --git a/Command/Status.hs b/Command/Status.hs
index c8aeaef0af..7c19185ac9 100644
--- a/Command/Status.hs
+++ b/Command/Status.hs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import qualified Git.Ref
 import qualified Git
 
 cmd :: Command
-cmd = notBareRepo $ noCommit $ noMessages $ withOptions [jsonOption] $
+cmd = notBareRepo $ noCommit $ noMessages $ withGlobalOptions [jsonOption] $
 	command "status" SectionCommon
 		"show the working tree status"
 		paramPaths (withParams seek)