diff --git a/cmd/create.go b/cmd/create.go
index c062c4c..fd95efc 100644
--- a/cmd/create.go
+++ b/cmd/create.go
@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(createCmd)
+	createCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&monitor, "monitor", "m", false, "monitor the result after sending the command")
 }
 
 var createCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "create",
 	Short: "Create an Aurora Job",
 	Run:   createJob,
-	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	Args:  cobra.RangeArgs(1, 2),
 }
 
 func createJob(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
@@ -46,14 +47,15 @@ func createJob(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		log.Fatal("unable to create Aurora job: ", err)
 	}
 
-	if ok, monitorErr := client.MonitorInstances(auroraJob.JobKey(),
-		auroraJob.GetInstanceCount(),
-		5,
-		50); !ok || monitorErr != nil {
-		if err := client.KillJob(auroraJob.JobKey()); err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(monitorErr, err)
+	if monitor {
+		if ok, monitorErr := client.MonitorInstances(auroraJob.JobKey(),
+			auroraJob.GetInstanceCount(),
+			5,
+			50); !ok || monitorErr != nil {
+			if err := client.KillJob(auroraJob.JobKey()); err != nil {
+				log.Fatal(monitorErr, err)
+			}
+			log.Fatal(monitorErr)
 		}
-		log.Fatal(monitorErr)
 	}
-
 }
diff --git a/cmd/kill.go b/cmd/kill.go
index 3c3542b..0eb46c1 100644
--- a/cmd/kill.go
+++ b/cmd/kill.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ func init() {
 	killJobCmd.Flags().StringVarP(env, "environment", "e", "", "Aurora Environment")
 	killJobCmd.Flags().StringVarP(role, "role", "r", "", "Aurora Role")
 	killJobCmd.Flags().StringVarP(name, "name", "n", "", "Aurora Name")
+	killJobCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&monitor, "monitor", "m", false, "monitor the result after sending the command")
 	killJobCmd.MarkFlagRequired("environment")
 	killJobCmd.MarkFlagRequired("role")
 	killJobCmd.MarkFlagRequired("name")
@@ -57,8 +58,9 @@ func killJob(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln(err)
 	}
-
-	if ok, err := client.MonitorInstances(job.JobKey(), 0, 5, 50); !ok || err != nil {
-		log.Fatalln("Unable to kill all instances of job")
+	if monitor {
+		if ok, err := client.MonitorInstances(job.JobKey(), 0, 5, 50); !ok || err != nil {
+			log.Fatalln("Unable to kill all instances of job")
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index ad50772..671cd30 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ var count int64
 var filename string
 var message = new(string)
 var updateID string
+var monitor bool
 var log = logrus.New()
 
 const australisVer = "v0.22.0"