diff --git a/pkg/cli/job/run.go b/pkg/cli/job/run.go
index 889bcf87d2..4a0ab8bbdf 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/job/run.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/job/run.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func InitRunFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&launchJobFlags.Image, "image", "i", "busybox", "the container image of job")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&launchJobFlags.Namespace, "namespace", "n", "default", "the namespace of job")
-	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&launchJobFlags.Name, "name", "N", "test", "the name of job")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&launchJobFlags.Name, "name", "N", "", "the name of job")
 	cmd.Flags().IntVarP(&launchJobFlags.MinAvailable, "min", "m", 1, "the minimal available tasks of job")
 	cmd.Flags().IntVarP(&launchJobFlags.Replicas, "replicas", "r", 1, "the total tasks of job")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&launchJobFlags.Requests, "requests", "R", "cpu=1000m,memory=100Mi", "the resource request of the task")
@@ -72,14 +72,28 @@ func RunJob() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if launchJobFlags.Name == "" {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("job name cannot be left blank")
+		return err
+	}
+
+	req, err := populateResourceListV1(launchJobFlags.Requests)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	limit, err := populateResourceListV1(launchJobFlags.Limits)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	job, err := readFile(launchJobFlags.FileName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	if job == nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Error: job script (specified by --filename or -f) is mandatory to run a particular job")
-		return nil
+		job = constructLaunchJobFlagsJob(launchJobFlags, req, limit)
 	}
 
 	jobClient := versioned.NewForConfigOrDie(config)
diff --git a/pkg/cli/job/run_test.go b/pkg/cli/job/run_test.go
index 61cf78d56c..06fea59b9f 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/job/run_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/job/run_test.go
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ func TestCreateJob(t *testing.T) {
 			commonFlags: commonFlags{
 				Master: server.URL,
 			},
+			Name:      "test",
 			Namespace: "test",
 			Requests:  "cpu=1000m,memory=100Mi",
 		}
@@ -105,9 +106,6 @@ func TestInitRunFlags(t *testing.T) {
 	if cmd.Flag("replicas") == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Could not find the flag replicas")
 	}
-	if cmd.Flag("name") == nil {
-		t.Errorf("Could not find the flag name")
-	}
 	if cmd.Flag("min") == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Could not find the flag min")
 	}
diff --git a/test/e2e/vcctl.go b/test/e2e/vcctl.go
index e141229aba..0e83575d0e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/vcctl.go
+++ b/test/e2e/vcctl.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ Flags:
   -L, --limits string       the resource limit of the task (default "cpu=1000m,memory=100Mi")
   -s, --master string       the address of apiserver
   -m, --min int             the minimal available tasks of job (default 1)
-  -N, --name string         the name of job (default "test")
+  -N, --name string         the name of job
   -n, --namespace string    the namespace of job (default "default")
   -r, --replicas int        the total tasks of job (default 1)
   -R, --requests string     the resource request of the task (default "cpu=1000m,memory=100Mi")