fix(command): move default command handling to parseCommand

diff --git c/command/command.ts i/command/command.ts
index 92c9dfb..0eef8c2 100644
--- c/command/command.ts
+++ i/command/command.ts
@@ -1273,8 +1273,8 @@ export class Command<
   /**
    * Set default command.
    *
-   * The default command is executed when the program was called without any
-   * arguments.
+   * The default command is executed when the command was called without any
+   * additional arguments.
    *
    * @param name Name of the default command.
    */
@@ -2068,6 +2068,20 @@ export class Command<
       this.registerDefaults();
       this.props.rawArgs = ctx.unknown.slice();

+      if (!ctx.unknown.length && this.settings.defaultCommand) {
+          const defaultCommand = this.getCommand(this.settings.defaultCommand, true);
+
+          if (!defaultCommand) {
+            throw new DefaultCommandNotFoundError(
+              this.settings.defaultCommand,
+              this.getCommands(),
+            );
+          }
+          defaultCommand.props.globalParent = this;
+
+          return defaultCommand.parseCommand(ctx);
+      }
+
       if (this.settings.useRawArgs) {
         await this.parseEnvVars(ctx, this.builder.envVars);
         return await this.execute(ctx.env, ctx.unknown);
@@ -2288,23 +2302,6 @@ export class Command<
     options: Record<string, unknown>,
     args: Array<unknown>,
   ): Promise<CommandResult> {
-    if (
-      this.settings.defaultCommand && !args.length &&
-      !Object.keys(options).length
-    ) {
-      const cmd = this.getCommand(this.settings.defaultCommand, true);
-
-      if (!cmd) {
-        throw new DefaultCommandNotFoundError(
-          this.settings.defaultCommand,
-          this.getCommands(),
-        );
-      }
-      cmd.props.globalParent = this;
-
-      return cmd.execute(options, args);
-    }
-
     await this.executeGlobalAction(options, args);

     if (this.settings.actionHandler) {

Author: c4spar

command/command.ts

@@ -1273,8 +1273,8 @@ export class Command<
   /**
    * Set default command.
    *
-   * The default command is executed when the program was called without any
-   * arguments.
+   * The default command is executed when the command was called without any
+   * additional arguments.
    *
    * @param name Name of the default command.
    */
@@ -2067,6 +2067,20 @@ export class Command<
       this.registerDefaults();
       this.props.rawArgs = ctx.unknown.slice();
 
+      if (!ctx.unknown.length && this.settings.defaultCommand) {
+          const defaultCommand = this.getCommand(this.settings.defaultCommand, true);
+
+          if (!defaultCommand) {
+            throw new DefaultCommandNotFoundError(
+              this.settings.defaultCommand,
+              this.getCommands(),
+            );
+          }
+          defaultCommand.props.globalParent = this;
+
+          return defaultCommand.parseCommand(ctx);
+      }
+
       if (this.settings.useRawArgs) {
         await this.parseEnvVars(ctx, this.builder.envVars);
         return await this.execute(ctx.env, ctx.unknown);
@@ -2287,23 +2301,6 @@ export class Command<
     options: Record<string, unknown>,
     args: Array<unknown>,
   ): Promise<CommandResult> {
-    if (
-      this.settings.defaultCommand && !args.length &&
-      !Object.keys(options).length
-    ) {
-      const cmd = this.getCommand(this.settings.defaultCommand, true);
-
-      if (!cmd) {
-        throw new DefaultCommandNotFoundError(
-          this.settings.defaultCommand,
-          this.getCommands(),
-        );
-      }
-      cmd.props.globalParent = this;
-
-      return cmd.execute(options, args);
-    }
-
     await this.executeGlobalAction(options, args);
 
     if (this.settings.actionHandler) {