diff --git a/Benchmark.hs b/Benchmark.hs
index 4f191b501e..c48cbbd091 100644
--- a/Benchmark.hs
+++ b/Benchmark.hs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import Types.Benchmark
 import Types.Command
 import CmdLine.Action
 import CmdLine
-import CmdLine.GitAnnex.Options
 import qualified Annex
 import qualified Annex.Branch
 
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ mkGenerator cmds userinput = do
 	-- matching or out-of-repo commands.
 	parsesubcommand ps = do
 		(cmd, seek, globalconfig) <- liftIO $ O.handleParseResult $
-			parseCmd "git-annex" "benchmarking" gitAnnexGlobalOptions ps cmds cmdparser
+			parseCmd "git-annex" "benchmarking" ps cmds cmdparser
 		-- Make an entirely separate Annex state for each subcommand,
 		-- and prepare it to run the cmd.
 		st <- liftIO . Annex.new =<< Annex.getState Annex.repo
diff --git a/CmdLine.hs b/CmdLine.hs
index 8ee70a7c14..4035db51ef 100644
--- a/CmdLine.hs
+++ b/CmdLine.hs
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ import Command
 import Types.Messages
 
 {- Runs the passed command line. -}
-dispatch :: Bool -> CmdParams -> [Command] -> [GlobalOption] -> [(String, String)] -> IO Git.Repo -> String -> String -> IO ()
-dispatch fuzzyok allargs allcmds globaloptions fields getgitrepo progname progdesc = do
+dispatch :: Bool -> CmdParams -> [Command] -> [(String, String)] -> IO Git.Repo -> String -> String -> IO ()
+dispatch fuzzyok allargs allcmds fields getgitrepo progname progdesc = do
 	setupConsole
 	go =<< tryNonAsync getgitrepo
   where
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ dispatch fuzzyok allargs allcmds globaloptions fields getgitrepo progname progde
 				a
 
 	parsewith secondrun getparser ingitrepo handleresult =
-		case parseCmd progname progdesc globaloptions allargs allcmds getparser of
+		case parseCmd progname progdesc allargs allcmds getparser of
 			O.Failure _ -> do
 				-- parse failed, so fall back to
 				-- fuzzy matching, or to showing usage
 				when (fuzzy && not secondrun) $
 					ingitrepo autocorrect
-				handleresult (parseCmd progname progdesc globaloptions correctedargs allcmds getparser)
+				handleresult (parseCmd progname progdesc correctedargs allcmds getparser)
 			res -> handleresult res
 	  where
 		autocorrect = Git.AutoCorrect.prepare (fromJust inputcmdname) cmdname cmds
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ dispatch fuzzyok allargs allcmds globaloptions fields getgitrepo progname progde
 	(fuzzy, cmds) = findCmd fuzzyok allcmds inputcmdname
 
 {- Parses command line, selecting one of the commands from the list. -}
-parseCmd :: String -> String -> [GlobalOption] -> CmdParams -> [Command] -> (Command -> O.Parser v) -> O.ParserResult (Command, v, GlobalSetter)
-parseCmd progname progdesc globaloptions allargs allcmds getparser = 
+parseCmd :: String -> String -> CmdParams -> [Command] -> (Command -> O.Parser v) -> O.ParserResult (Command, v, GlobalSetter)
+parseCmd progname progdesc allargs allcmds getparser = 
 	O.execParserPure (O.prefs O.idm) pinfo allargs
   where
 	pinfo = O.info (O.helper <*> subcmds) (O.progDescDoc (Just intro))
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ parseCmd progname progdesc globaloptions allargs allcmds getparser =
 	mkparser c = (,,) 
 		<$> pure c
 		<*> getparser c
-		<*> combineGlobalOptions (globaloptions ++ cmdglobaloptions c)
+		<*> combineGlobalOptions (cmdglobaloptions c)
 	synopsis n d = n ++ " - " ++ d
 	intro = mconcat $ concatMap (\l -> [H.text l, H.line])
 		(synopsis progname progdesc : commandList allcmds)
diff --git a/CmdLine/GitAnnex.hs b/CmdLine/GitAnnex.hs
index 08c03d7ae9..9c433629ad 100644
--- a/CmdLine/GitAnnex.hs
+++ b/CmdLine/GitAnnex.hs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ import qualified Command.TestRemote
 import qualified Command.Benchmark
 
 cmds :: Parser TestOptions -> TestRunner -> MkBenchmarkGenerator -> [Command]
-cmds testoptparser testrunner mkbenchmarkgenerator = 
+cmds testoptparser testrunner mkbenchmarkgenerator = map addGitAnnexGlobalOptions $
 	[ Command.Help.cmd
 	, Command.Add.cmd
 	, Command.Get.cmd
@@ -237,12 +237,15 @@ cmds testoptparser testrunner mkbenchmarkgenerator =
 		mkbenchmarkgenerator $ cmds testoptparser testrunner (\_ _ -> return noop)
 	]
 
+addGitAnnexGlobalOptions :: Command -> Command
+addGitAnnexGlobalOptions c = c { cmdglobaloptions = gitAnnexGlobalOptions ++ cmdglobaloptions c }
+
 run :: Parser TestOptions -> TestRunner -> MkBenchmarkGenerator -> [String] -> IO ()
 run testoptparser testrunner mkbenchmarkgenerator args = go envmodes
   where
 	go [] = dispatch True args 
 		(cmds testoptparser testrunner mkbenchmarkgenerator)
-		gitAnnexGlobalOptions [] Git.CurrentRepo.get
+		[] Git.CurrentRepo.get
 		"git-annex"
 		"manage files with git, without checking their contents in"
 	go ((v, a):rest) = maybe (go rest) a =<< getEnv v
diff --git a/CmdLine/GitAnnexShell.hs b/CmdLine/GitAnnexShell.hs
index 222024a754..ed4f83a3d4 100644
--- a/CmdLine/GitAnnexShell.hs
+++ b/CmdLine/GitAnnexShell.hs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ cmdsMap = M.fromList $ map mk
 	, (ServeReadWrite, allcmds)
 	]
   where
-	readonlycmds = 
+	readonlycmds = map addGlobalOptions
 		[ Command.ConfigList.cmd
 		, gitAnnexShellCheck Command.InAnnex.cmd
 		, gitAnnexShellCheck Command.LockContent.cmd
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ cmdsMap = M.fromList $ map mk
 		-- determine the security policy to use
 		, gitAnnexShellCheck Command.P2PStdIO.cmd
 		]
-	appendcmds = readonlycmds ++
+	appendcmds = readonlycmds ++ map addGlobalOptions
 		[ gitAnnexShellCheck Command.RecvKey.cmd
 		, gitAnnexShellCheck Command.Commit.cmd
 		]
-	allcmds =
+	allcmds = map addGlobalOptions
 		[ gitAnnexShellCheck Command.DropKey.cmd
 		, Command.GCryptSetup.cmd
 		]
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ cmdsFor = fromMaybe [] . flip M.lookup cmdsMap
 cmdsList :: [Command]
 cmdsList = concat $ M.elems cmdsMap
 
+addGlobalOptions :: Command -> Command
+addGlobalOptions c = c { cmdglobaloptions = globalOptions ++ cmdglobaloptions c }
+
 globalOptions :: [GlobalOption]
 globalOptions = 
 	globalSetter checkUUID (strOption
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@ builtin cmd dir params = do
 	let (params', fieldparams, opts) = partitionParams params
 	    rsyncopts = ("RsyncOptions", unwords opts)
 	    fields = rsyncopts : filter checkField (parseFields fieldparams)
-	dispatch False (cmd : params') cmdsList globalOptions fields mkrepo
+	dispatch False (cmd : params') cmdsList fields mkrepo
 		"git-annex-shell"
 		"Restricted login shell for git-annex only SSH access"
   where