diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c7b718513..a0c8a4f39 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 ### Internals
 
+* Added `yargs` to task middleware
 * Added `appConfig` to `lando` for more powerful tasks
 * Added `primary` to `appConfig` for more powerful tasks
 * Updated to `yargs@13.3.0` for better `--` handling
diff --git a/lib/cli.js b/lib/cli.js
index a334507eb..36f27d0f1 100644
--- a/lib/cli.js
+++ b/lib/cli.js
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ module.exports = class Cli {
     const $0 = process?.env?.LANDO_ENTRYPOINT_NAME ?? '$0';
 
     // basic usage
-    const usage = [`Usage: ${$0} <command> [args] [options]`];
+    const usage = [`${this.chalk.green('Usage:')}\n  ${$0} <command> [args] [options]`];
     // add experimental mode info
     if (userConfig.experimental) usage.push(`${this.makeArt('print', {text: '(experimental mode)', color: 'magenta'})}`);
 
@@ -325,9 +325,6 @@ module.exports = class Cli {
       .example(`${$0} rebuild --help`, 'Get help about using the lando rebuild command')
       .example(`${$0} destroy -y --debug`, 'Run lando destroy non-interactively and with maximum verbosity')
       .example(`${$0} --clear`, 'Clear the lando tasks cache')
-      .middleware([(argv => {
-        argv._app = config;
-      })])
       .parserConfiguration({'populate--': true})
       .recommendCommands()
       .wrap(yargs.terminalWidth() * 0.70)
@@ -339,23 +336,27 @@ module.exports = class Cli {
       .option('lando', globalOptions.lando)
       .option('help', globalOptions.help)
       .option('verbose', globalOptions.verbose)
-      .version(false);
+      .version(false)
+      .middleware([(argv => {
+        argv._app = config;
+        argv._yargs = yargs;
+      })]);
 
     // manually set scriptname if needed
     if ($0 !== '$0') yargs.scriptName($0);
 
-    // Loop through the tasks and add them to the CLI
-    _.forEach(_.sortBy(tasks, 'command'), task => {
-      if (_.has(task, 'handler')) yargs.command(task);
-      else yargs.command(this.parseToYargs(task, config));
-    });
-
     // Modify the script name in certain circumstances eg its packaged and being invoked from a symlink
     // @NOTE: should we check for argv0 being a symlink?
     if (_.has(process, 'pkg') && path.join(process.cwd(), process.argv0) !== process.execPath) {
       yargs.scriptName(path.basename(process.argv0));
     }
 
+    // Loop through the tasks and add them to the CLI
+    _.forEach(_.sortBy(tasks, 'command'), task => {
+      if (_.has(task, 'handler')) yargs.command(task);
+      else yargs.command(this.parseToYargs(task, config));
+    });
+
     // Show help unless this is a delegation command
     const current = _.find(tasks, {command: yargs.argv._[0]});
     if ((yargs.argv.help || yargs.argv.lando) && _.get(current, 'delegate', false) === false) {
@@ -485,7 +486,7 @@ module.exports = class Cli {
       }
 
       // and also allow usage
-      if (usage) yargs.usage(usage);
+      if (usage) yargs.usage(`${this.chalk.green('Usage:')}\n  ${usage}`);
     }};
   }