diff --git a/pkg/cmd/run/view/view.go b/pkg/cmd/run/view/view.go
index 9470b0001..b276cce77 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/run/view/view.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/run/view/view.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func NewCmdView(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*ViewOptions) error) *cobra.Comman
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "view [<run-id>]",
 		Short: "View a summary of a workflow run",
-		Args:  cobra.MaximumNArgs(2),
+		Args:  cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 		Example: heredoc.Doc(`
 			# Interactively select a run to view, optionally selecting a single job
 			$ gh run view