diff --git a/frappe/utils/bench_helper.py b/frappe/utils/bench_helper.py
index 69625f3abf..2925f8e1c9 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/bench_helper.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/bench_helper.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def get_sites(site_arg):
 				return [f.read().strip()]
 
 def get_app_commands(app):
-	if os.path.exists(frappe.get_app_path(app, 'commands.py'))\
+	if os.path.exists(os.path.join('..', 'apps', app, 'commands.py'))\
 		or os.path.exists(frappe.get_app_path(app, 'commands', '__init__.py')):
 		try:
 			app_command_module = importlib.import_module(app + '.commands')