diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index b309fad..1393b40 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class _Repo(object):
     SetDefaultColoring(gopts.color)
 
     try:
-      cmd = self.commands[name]
+      cmd = self.commands[name]()
     except KeyError:
       print("repo: '%s' is not a repo command.  See 'repo help'." % name,
             file=sys.stderr)
diff --git a/subcmds/__init__.py b/subcmds/__init__.py
index a49e7bd..c3de9d1 100644
--- a/subcmds/__init__.py
+++ b/subcmds/__init__.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import os
 
+# A mapping of the subcommand name to the class that implements it.
 all_commands = {}
 
 my_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ for py in os.listdir(my_dir):
                      ['%s' % name])
     mod = getattr(mod, name)
     try:
-      cmd = getattr(mod, clsn)()
+      cmd = getattr(mod, clsn)
     except AttributeError:
       raise SyntaxError('%s/%s does not define class %s' % (
           __name__, py, clsn))
diff --git a/subcmds/help.py b/subcmds/help.py
index 5e24ed0..1e16019 100644
--- a/subcmds/help.py
+++ b/subcmds/help.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Displays detailed usage information about a command.
     fmt = '  %%-%ds  %%s' % maxlen
 
     for name in commandNames:
-      command = all_commands[name]
+      command = all_commands[name]()
       try:
         summary = command.helpSummary.strip()
       except AttributeError:
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ Displays detailed usage information about a command.
 
   def _PrintAllCommandHelp(self):
     for name in sorted(all_commands):
-      cmd = all_commands[name]
+      cmd = all_commands[name]()
       cmd.manifest = self.manifest
       self._PrintCommandHelp(cmd, header_prefix='[%s] ' % (name,))
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ Displays detailed usage information about a command.
       name = args[0]
 
       try:
-        cmd = all_commands[name]
+        cmd = all_commands[name]()
       except KeyError:
         print("repo: '%s' is not a repo command." % name, file=sys.stderr)
         sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/subcmds/version.py b/subcmds/version.py
index 91dbe68..8721bf4 100644
--- a/subcmds/version.py
+++ b/subcmds/version.py
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ class Version(Command, MirrorSafeCommand):
     print('repo version %s' % rp_ver)
     print('       (from %s)' % rem.url)
 
-    if Version.wrapper_path is not None:
-      print('repo launcher version %s' % Version.wrapper_version)
-      print('       (from %s)' % Version.wrapper_path)
+    if self.wrapper_path is not None:
+      print('repo launcher version %s' % self.wrapper_version)
+      print('       (from %s)' % self.wrapper_path)
 
       if src_ver != rp_ver:
         print('       (currently at %s)' % src_ver)