diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Release history for stack-all
 
+## 0.6.1 (2024-05-20)
+- fix --create-config and --make-lts failing if no command
+
 ## 0.6 (2024-05-19)
 - stack-all now works outside of projects too like stack does
 - error when --make-lts combined with a command args
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,16 +24,16 @@
 `$ stack-all --version`
 
 ```
-0.6
+0.6.1
 ```
 `$ stack-all --help`
 
 ```
 Build over Stackage versions
 
-Usage: stack-all [--version] [(-c|--create-config) | (-s|--make-lts)]
-                 [-k|--keep-going] [-d|--debug] [--refresh-cache]
-                 [-n|--newest MAJOR] [(-o|--oldest MAJOR) | (-a|--all-lts)]
+Usage: stack-all [--version] [(-c|--create-config) | (-s|--make-lts)] 
+                 [-k|--keep-going] [-d|--debug] [--refresh-cache] 
+                 [-n|--newest MAJOR] [(-o|--oldest MAJOR) | (-a|--all-lts)] 
                  [MAJORVER... [COMMAND...]]
 
   stack-all builds projects easily across different Stackage versions
diff --git a/src/Main.hs b/src/Main.hs
--- a/src/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Main.hs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   case command of
     CreateConfig -> do
       unless (null cargs) $
-        error' "cannot combine --create-config with stack commands"
+        error' $ "cannot combine --create-config with stack commands:" +-+ unwords cargs
       unless (null versions) $
         error' "cannot combine --create-config with major versions"
       case verlimit of
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@
         _ -> createStackAll Nothing mnewest
     MakeStackLTS -> do
       unless (null cargs) $
-        error' "cannot combine --make-lts with stack commands"
+        error' $ "cannot combine --make-lts with stack commands:" +-+ unwords cargs
       if null versions
         then error' "--make-lts needs an LTS major version"
         else makeStackLTS refresh versions
     DefaultRun -> do
       configs <- readStackConfigs
       let newestFilter = maybe id (filter . (>=)) mnewest
-      mapM_ (stackBuild configs keepgoing debug refresh cargs) (newestFilter versions)
+      mapM_ (runStack configs keepgoing debug refresh $ if null cargs then ["build"] else cargs) (newestFilter versions)
   where
     findStackProjectDir :: IO (Maybe FilePath)
     findStackProjectDir = do
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
             AllVersions -> return allMajors
             Oldest ver -> return $ filter (inRange Nightly ver) allMajors
         else nub <$> mapM resolveMajor verlist
-      return (versions,if null cmds then ["build"] else cmds)
+      return (versions,cmds)
       where
         inRange :: MajorVer -> MajorVer -> MajorVer -> Bool
         inRange newest oldest v = v >= oldest && v <= newest
@@ -187,9 +187,9 @@
 configFile :: MajorVer -> FilePath
 configFile ver = "stack-" ++ showCompact ver <.> "yaml"
 
-stackBuild :: [MajorVer] -> Bool -> Bool -> Bool -> [String]
+runStack :: [MajorVer] -> Bool -> Bool -> Bool -> [String]
            -> MajorVer -> IO ()
-stackBuild configs keepgoing debug refresh command ver = do
+runStack configs keepgoing debug refresh command ver = do
   let mcfgver =
         case ver of
           Nightly | Nightly `elem` configs -> Just Nightly
diff --git a/stack-all.cabal b/stack-all.cabal
--- a/stack-all.cabal
+++ b/stack-all.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                stack-all
-version:             0.6
+version:             0.6.1
 synopsis:            CLI tool for building over Stackage major versions
 description:
         Build a Haskell project over one or many Stackage major LTS versions.