diff --git a/cli/dcoscli/data/help/job.txt b/cli/dcoscli/data/help/job.txt
index bf70619..8910585 100644
--- a/cli/dcoscli/data/help/job.txt
+++ b/cli/dcoscli/data/help/job.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Description:
         dcos job remove <job-id> [--stop-current-job-runs]
         dcos job show <job-id>
         dcos job update <job-file>
-        dcos job kill <job-id> [run-id][--all]
+        dcos job kill <job-id> [<run-id>][--all]
         dcos job run <job-id>
         dcos job list [--json]
         dcos job schedule add <job-id> <schedule-file>
diff --git a/cli/dcoscli/job/main.py b/cli/dcoscli/job/main.py
index 536dc86..3b58e96 100644
--- a/cli/dcoscli/job/main.py
+++ b/cli/dcoscli/job/main.py
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ def _kill(job_id, run_id, all=False):
     :returns: process return code
     :rtype: int
     """
-    response = None
     deadpool = []
     if run_id is None and all is True:
         deadpool = _get_ids(_get_runs(job_id))
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@ def _kill(job_id, run_id, all=False):
     client = metronome.create_client()
     for dead in deadpool:
         try:
-            client.kill_run(job_id, run_id)
+            client.kill_run(job_id, dead)
         except DCOSHTTPException as e:
             if e.response.status_code == 404:
                 raise DCOSException("Job ID or Run ID does NOT exist.")
@@ -234,9 +233,8 @@ def _kill(job_id, run_id, all=False):
             raise DCOSException("Unable stop run ID '{}' for job ID '{}'"
                                 .format(dead, job_id))
         else:
-            if response.status_code == 200:
-                emitter.publish("Run '{}' for job '{}' killed."
-                                .format(dead, job_id))
+            emitter.publish("Run '{}' for job '{}' killed."
+                            .format(dead, job_id))
     return 0