diff --git a/moulinette/actionsmap.py b/moulinette/actionsmap.py
index 9f8da1f5..5c468a42 100644
--- a/moulinette/actionsmap.py
+++ b/moulinette/actionsmap.py
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ class ActionsMap(object):
 
             if top_parser.has_global_parser():
                 # GLOBAL_SECTION = '_global'
-                _add_arguments(GLOBAL_SECTION, top_parser.get_global_parser(),
+                _add_arguments(GLOBAL_SECTION, top_parser.global_parser,
                                    _global['arguments'])
 
             # category_name is stuff like "user", "domain", "hooks"...
diff --git a/moulinette/interfaces/api.py b/moulinette/interfaces/api.py
index 345624b1..3147dcf2 100644
--- a/moulinette/interfaces/api.py
+++ b/moulinette/interfaces/api.py
@@ -548,9 +548,6 @@ class ActionsMapParser(BaseActionsMapParser):
             return [name.replace('--', '@', 1)]
         return [name.replace('-', '@', 1)]
 
-    def get_global_parser(self, **kwargs):
-        raise AttributeError("global arguments are not managed")
-
     def add_category_parser(self, name, **kwargs):
         return self
 
diff --git a/moulinette/interfaces/cli.py b/moulinette/interfaces/cli.py
index 6a85f7a5..33468f00 100644
--- a/moulinette/interfaces/cli.py
+++ b/moulinette/interfaces/cli.py
@@ -231,14 +231,15 @@ class ActionsMapParser(BaseActionsMapParser):
 
         self._parser = parser or ExtendedArgumentParser()
         self._subparsers = self._parser.add_subparsers(**subparser_kwargs)
-        self._global_parser = parent._global_parser if parent else None
+        self.global_parser = parent.global_parser if parent else None
 
         if top_parser:
+            self.global_parser = self._parser.add_argument_group("global arguments")
+
             # Append each top parser action to the global group
-            glob = self.get_global_parser()
             for action in top_parser._actions:
                 action.dest = SUPPRESS
-                glob._add_action(action)
+                self.global_parser._add_action(action)
 
     # Implement virtual properties
 
@@ -255,12 +256,6 @@ class ActionsMapParser(BaseActionsMapParser):
     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")
-        return self._global_parser
-
     def add_category_parser(self, name, category_help=None, **kwargs):
         """Add a parser for a category