diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/Essentials.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/Essentials.java
index 936f697bb..ad4e47199 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/Essentials.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/Essentials.java
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.MissingResourceException;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
@@ -903,7 +904,11 @@ public class Essentials extends JavaPlugin implements net.ess3.api.IEssentials {
             } catch (final NotEnoughArgumentsException ex) {
                 if (getSettings().isVerboseCommandUsages() && !cmd.getUsageStrings().isEmpty()) {
                     sender.sendTl("commandHelpLine1", commandLabel);
-                    sender.sendTl("commandHelpLine2", command.getDescription());
+                    String description = command.getDescription();
+                    try {
+                        description = sender.tl(command.getName() + "CommandDescription");
+                    } catch (MissingResourceException ignored) {}
+                    sender.sendTl("commandHelpLine2", description);
                     sender.sendTl("commandHelpLine3");
                     for (Map.Entry<String, String> usage : cmd.getUsageStrings().entrySet()) {
                         sender.sendTl("commandHelpLineUsage", AdventureUtil.parsed(usage.getKey().replace("<command>", commandLabel)), AdventureUtil.parsed(usage.getValue()));
diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandhelp.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandhelp.java
index 453a35bbc..2df0eb13f 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandhelp.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandhelp.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.MissingResourceException;
 
 public class Commandhelp extends EssentialsCommand {
     public Commandhelp() {
@@ -37,18 +38,25 @@ public class Commandhelp extends EssentialsCommand {
                 final String cmd = pageStr.substring(1);
                 for (final Map.Entry<String, Command> knownCmd : ess.getKnownCommandsProvider().getKnownCommands().entrySet()) {
                     if (knownCmd.getKey().equalsIgnoreCase(cmd)) {
+                        final Command bukkit = knownCmd.getValue();
+                        final boolean isEssCommand = bukkit instanceof PluginIdentifiableCommand && ((PluginIdentifiableCommand) bukkit).getPlugin().equals(ess);
+                        final IEssentialsCommand essCommand = isEssCommand ? ess.getCommandMap().get(bukkit.getName()) : null;
                         user.sendTl("commandHelpLine1", cmd);
-                        user.sendTl("commandHelpLine2", knownCmd.getValue().getDescription());
-                        user.sendTl("commandHelpLine4", knownCmd.getValue().getAliases().toString());
+                        String description = bukkit.getDescription();
+                        if (essCommand != null) {
+                            try {
+                                description = user.playerTl(bukkit.getName() + "CommandDescription");
+                            } catch (MissingResourceException ignored) {}
+                        }
+                        user.sendTl("commandHelpLine2", description);
+                        user.sendTl("commandHelpLine4", bukkit.getAliases().toString());
                         user.sendTl("commandHelpLine3");
-                        final boolean isEssCommand = knownCmd.getValue() instanceof PluginIdentifiableCommand && ((PluginIdentifiableCommand) knownCmd.getValue()).getPlugin().equals(ess);
-                        final IEssentialsCommand essCommand = isEssCommand ? ess.getCommandMap().get(knownCmd.getValue().getName()) : null;
                         if (essCommand != null && !essCommand.getUsageStrings().isEmpty()) {
                             for (Map.Entry<String, String> usage : essCommand.getUsageStrings().entrySet()) {
                                 user.sendTl("commandHelpLineUsage", AdventureUtil.parsed(usage.getKey().replace("<command>", cmd)), AdventureUtil.parsed(usage.getValue()));
                             }
                         } else {
-                            user.sendMessage(knownCmd.getValue().getUsage());
+                            user.sendMessage(bukkit.getUsage());
                         }
                         return;
                     }