diff --git a/tests/visual/test_check_outdated_articles.py b/tests/visual/test_check_outdated_articles.py
index ad6f027..d625640 100644
--- a/tests/visual/test_check_outdated_articles.py
+++ b/tests/visual/test_check_outdated_articles.py
@@ -32,6 +32,29 @@ def check_outdated_articles_test():
         outdater.main("--base-commit", commit_hash)
 
 
+def check_outdated_articles_test_no_recommend_autofix():
+    with DummyRepository() as root:
+        article_paths = [
+            'wiki/Article/en.md',
+            'wiki/Article/fr.md',
+            'wiki/Article/fil.md',
+            'wiki/Article/pt-br.md',
+            'wiki/Article/zh-tw.md',
+        ]
+
+        utils.create_files(root, *((path, '# Article') for path in article_paths))
+        utils.stage_all_and_commit("add articles")
+
+        utils.create_files(root, *(
+            (article_path, '# Article\n\nThis is an article in English.') for article_path in
+            utils.take(article_paths, "en.md")
+        ))
+        utils.stage_all_and_commit("modify english article")
+        commit_hash = utils.get_last_commit_hash()
+
+        outdater.main("--no-recommend-autofix", "--base-commit", commit_hash)
+
+
 test = VisualTest(
     name="Check outdated articles",
     description="This should complain about translations not being outdated properly",
@@ -40,6 +63,11 @@ def check_outdated_articles_test():
             name="non_outdated_articles",
             description="Non-outdated articles (4 errors)",
             function=check_outdated_articles_test
+        ),
+        VisualTestCase(
+            name="non_outdated_articles",
+            description="Non-outdated articles with --no-recommend-autofix (4 errors)",
+            function=check_outdated_articles_test_no_recommend_autofix
         )
     ]
 )
diff --git a/wikitools_cli/VERSION.py b/wikitools_cli/VERSION.py
index b777579..3c00bb4 100644
--- a/wikitools_cli/VERSION.py
+++ b/wikitools_cli/VERSION.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = "2.1.2"
+VERSION = "2.2.0"
diff --git a/wikitools_cli/commands/check_outdated_articles.py b/wikitools_cli/commands/check_outdated_articles.py
index 0bad165..bc8ad14 100644
--- a/wikitools_cli/commands/check_outdated_articles.py
+++ b/wikitools_cli/commands/check_outdated_articles.py
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@
 AUTOCOMMIT_FLAG_SHORT = "-c"
 
 
-def print_translations_to_outdate(*filenames, outdated_hash=None, workflow=False):
+def print_translations_to_outdate(*filenames, outdated_hash=None, no_recommend_autofix=False):
     print(f"{console.red('Error:')} You have edited some original articles (en.md), but did not outdate their translations:")
     print("\n".join(console.red(f"* {filename}") for filename in filenames))
     print(f"\nIf your changes DON'T NEED to be added to the translations, add {console.red(PULL_REQUEST_TAG)} anywhere in the description of your pull request.")
-    if not workflow:
+    if not no_recommend_autofix:
         print(
             f"Otherwise, rerun the script with {console.green(AUTOFIX_FLAG)} (and perhaps {console.green(AUTOCOMMIT_FLAG)}), or "
             "add the following to each article's front matter (https://osu.ppy.sh/wiki/en/Article_styling_criteria/Formatting#front-matter):"
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def parse_args(args):
     parser.add_argument(f"{AUTOFIX_FLAG_SHORT}", f"{AUTOFIX_FLAG}", default=False, action="store_true", help=f"automatically add `{OUTDATED_HASH_TAG}: {{hash}}` to outdated articles")
     parser.add_argument(f"{AUTOCOMMIT_FLAG_SHORT}", f"{AUTOCOMMIT_FLAG}", default=False, action="store_true", help=f"automatically commit changes")
     parser.add_argument("-r", "--root", help="specify repository root, current working directory assumed otherwise")
-    parser.add_argument("--workflow", action='store_true', help="whether the script is run from a github workflow")
+    parser.add_argument("--no-recommend-autofix", action='store_true', help=f"don't recommend rerunning the script with {AUTOFIX_FLAG}")
     return parser.parse_args(args)
 
 
@@ -151,9 +151,7 @@ def main(*args):
     if args.root:
         changed_cwd = file_utils.ChangeDirectory(args.root)
 
-    base_commit = args.base_commit
-    if not args.workflow and not base_commit:
-        base_commit = git_utils.get_first_branch_commit()
+    base_commit = args.base_commit or git_utils.get_first_branch_commit()
 
     if not base_commit and not args.all:
         print(f"{console.red('Error:')} neither --base-commit (unable to obtain automatically) nor --all were specified; nothing to do.")
@@ -210,7 +208,7 @@ def main(*args):
                     for file_path in translations_to_outdate:
                         print(console.green(f"* {file_path}"))
             else:
-                print_translations_to_outdate(*translations_to_outdate, outdated_hash=outdated_hash, workflow=args.workflow)
+                print_translations_to_outdate(*translations_to_outdate, outdated_hash=outdated_hash, no_recommend_autofix=args.no_recommend_autofix)
                 exit_code = 1
 
         else: