diff --git a/packages/imperative/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/imperative/CHANGELOG.md
index 8cc88bacd..bdb59097f 100644
--- a/packages/imperative/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/imperative/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ All notable changes to the Imperative package will be documented in this file.
 
 ## Recent Changes
 
-- BugFix: Modified showMsgWhenDeprecated() function to allow an empty string as a parameter when no replacement is availible for the deprecated command. When no replacement is availible an alternative message will be printed. [#2041](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/issues/2041)
+- BugFix: Modified `showMsgWhenDeprecated` function to allow an empty string as a parameter when no replacement is available for the deprecated command. When no replacement is available an alternative message will be printed. [#2041](https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/issues/2041)
 
 ## `5.26.3`
 
diff --git a/packages/imperative/src/cmd/src/help/DefaultHelpGenerator.ts b/packages/imperative/src/cmd/src/help/DefaultHelpGenerator.ts
index c772d077c..e5cb1ed23 100644
--- a/packages/imperative/src/cmd/src/help/DefaultHelpGenerator.ts
+++ b/packages/imperative/src/cmd/src/help/DefaultHelpGenerator.ts
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ export class DefaultHelpGenerator extends AbstractHelpGenerator {
                 let summaryText: string = "";
                 summaryText += command.summary || command.description;
 
-                if (command.deprecatedReplacement) {
+                if (command.deprecatedReplacement != null) {
                     // Mark with the deprecated tag
                     summaryText += this.grey(" (deprecated)");
                 } else if (command.experimental) {
diff --git a/packages/imperative/src/utilities/src/CliUtils.ts b/packages/imperative/src/utilities/src/CliUtils.ts
index 16e487406..63e06eaf6 100644
--- a/packages/imperative/src/utilities/src/CliUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/imperative/src/utilities/src/CliUtils.ts
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ export class CliUtils {
      * @memberof CliUtils
      */
     public static showMsgWhenDeprecated(handlerParms: IHandlerParameters) {
-        let oldCmd: string | number;
+        let oldCmd: string;
         if (handlerParms.definition.deprecatedReplacement || handlerParms.definition.deprecatedReplacement === "") {
             // form the command that is deprecated
             if(handlerParms.definition.deprecatedReplacement === "")