diff --git a/frappe/utils/help.py b/frappe/utils/help.py
index 820da0f5c3..1c90161e8f 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/help.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/help.py
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ class HelpDatabase(object):
 	def sync_pages(self):
 		self.db.sql('truncate help')
 		doc_contents = '<ol>'
-		for app in frappe.get_installed_apps():
+		apps = os.listdir('../apps') if self.global_help_setup else frappe.get_installed_apps()
+
+		for app in apps:
 			docs_folder = '../apps/{app}/{app}/docs/user'.format(app=app)
 			self.out_base_path = '../apps/{app}/{app}/docs'.format(app=app)
 			if os.path.exists(docs_folder):