diff --git a/lib/helpers.bash b/lib/helpers.bash
index b89bad3d..bf63c362 100644
--- a/lib/helpers.bash
+++ b/lib/helpers.bash
@@ -742,14 +742,14 @@ _help-plugins()
     printf '%s' 'please wait, building help...'
     typeset grouplist=$(mktemp -t grouplist.XXXXXX)
     typeset func
-    for func in $(typeset_functions)
+    for func in $(_typeset_functions)
     do
         typeset group="$(typeset -f $func | metafor group)"
         if [ -z "$group" ]; then
             group='misc'
         fi
         typeset about="$(typeset -f $func | metafor about)"
-        letterpress "$about" $func >> $grouplist.$group
+        _letterpress "$about" $func >> $grouplist.$group
         echo $grouplist.$group >> $grouplist
     done
     # clear progress message
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ all_groups ()
 
     typeset func
     typeset file=$(mktemp -t composure.XXXX)
-    for func in $(typeset_functions)
+    for func in $(_typeset_functions)
     do
         typeset -f $func | metafor group >> $file
     done
diff --git a/test/lib/helpers.bats b/test/lib/helpers.bats
index 5a6fdd2e..e60d5542 100644
--- a/test/lib/helpers.bats
+++ b/test/lib/helpers.bats
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ function local_setup {
   assert_line -n 0 ""
 }
 
+@test "helpers: bash-it help plugins" {
+  run bash-it help plugins
+  assert_line -n 1 "base:"
+}
+
 @test "helpers: bash-it help list aliases without any aliases enabled" {
   run _help-list-aliases "$BASH_IT/aliases/available/ag.aliases.bash"
   assert_line -n 0 "ag:"