diff --git a/moulinette/actionsmap.py b/moulinette/actionsmap.py
index 6b677640..9f8da1f5 100644
--- a/moulinette/actionsmap.py
+++ b/moulinette/actionsmap.py
@@ -603,9 +603,10 @@ class ActionsMap(object):
             # Set the global configuration to use for the parser.
             top_parser.set_global_conf(_global['configuration'])
 
-            # GLOBAL_SECTION = '_global'
-            _add_arguments(GLOBAL_SECTION, top_parser.add_global_parser(),
-                               _global['arguments'])
+            if top_parser.has_global_parser():
+                # GLOBAL_SECTION = '_global'
+                _add_arguments(GLOBAL_SECTION, top_parser.get_global_parser(),
+                                   _global['arguments'])
 
             # category_name is stuff like "user", "domain", "hooks"...
             # category_values is the values of this category (like actions)
diff --git a/moulinette/interfaces/__init__.py b/moulinette/interfaces/__init__.py
index 3b2e69bd..6d5d332b 100644
--- a/moulinette/interfaces/__init__.py
+++ b/moulinette/interfaces/__init__.py
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ class BaseActionsMapParser(object):
         raise NotImplementedError("derived class '%s' must override this method" %
                                   self.__class__.__name__)
 
+    def has_global_parser(self):
+        return False
+
     def add_global_parser(self, **kwargs):
         """Add a parser for global arguments
 
diff --git a/moulinette/interfaces/api.py b/moulinette/interfaces/api.py
index 5d96af98..345624b1 100644
--- a/moulinette/interfaces/api.py
+++ b/moulinette/interfaces/api.py
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ class ActionsMapParser(BaseActionsMapParser):
             return [name.replace('--', '@', 1)]
         return [name.replace('-', '@', 1)]
 
-    def add_global_parser(self, **kwargs):
+    def get_global_parser(self, **kwargs):
         raise AttributeError("global arguments are not managed")
 
     def add_category_parser(self, name, **kwargs):
diff --git a/moulinette/interfaces/cli.py b/moulinette/interfaces/cli.py
index ada6697d..6a85f7a5 100644
--- a/moulinette/interfaces/cli.py
+++ b/moulinette/interfaces/cli.py
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class ActionsMapParser(BaseActionsMapParser):
 
         if top_parser:
             # Append each top parser action to the global group
-            glob = self.add_global_parser()
+            glob = self.get_global_parser()
             for action in top_parser._actions:
                 action.dest = SUPPRESS
                 glob._add_action(action)
@@ -252,7 +252,10 @@ class ActionsMapParser(BaseActionsMapParser):
             return [name, full]
         return [name]
 
-    def add_global_parser(self, **kwargs):
+    def has_global_parser(self):
+        return True
+
+    def get_global_parser(self, **kwargs):
         if not self._global_parser:
             self._global_parser = self._parser.add_argument_group(
                 "global arguments")