diff --git a/docs/kubectl.md b/docs/kubectl.md
index df39769f368..7cd59182e3a 100644
--- a/docs/kubectl.md
+++ b/docs/kubectl.md
@@ -930,7 +930,6 @@ Usage:
       --output-version="": Output the formatted object with the given version (default api-version)
       --overrides="": An inline JSON override for the generated object.  If this is non-empty, it is parsed used to override the generated object.  Requires that the object supply a valid apiVersion field.
       --port=-1: The port that this container exposes.
-      --public-ip="": A public IP address to use for this service.
   -r, --replicas=1: Number of replicas to create for this container. Default 1
   -s, --server="": The address of the Kubernetes API server
       --stderrthreshold=2: logs at or above this threshold go to stderr
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
index 09f0195a48d..dc96df3959d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ Examples:
 	cmd.Flags().String("image", "", "The image for the container you wish to run.")
 	cmd.Flags().IntP("replicas", "r", 1, "Number of replicas to create for this container. Default 1")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("dry-run", false, "If true, only print the object that would be sent, don't actually do anything")
-	cmd.Flags().String("public-ip", "", "A public IP address to use for this service.")
 	cmd.Flags().String("overrides", "", "An inline JSON override for the generated object.  If this is non-empty, it is parsed used to override the generated object.  Requires that the object supply a valid apiVersion field.")
 	cmd.Flags().Int("port", -1, "The port that this container exposes.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringP("labels", "l", "", "Labels to apply to the pod(s) created by this call to run-container.")
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/run.go b/pkg/kubectl/run.go
index 9bde1cf9713..2fad5ced9ec 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/run.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/run.go
@@ -73,8 +73,12 @@ func (BasicReplicationController) Generate(params map[string]string) (runtime.Ob
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	port, err := strconv.Atoi(params["port"])
-	if err != nil {
+
+	if len(params["port"]) > 0 {
+		port, err := strconv.Atoi(params["port"])
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 		controller.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Ports = []api.Port{
 			{
 				ContainerPort: port,
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/run_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/run_test.go
index 07bd523a160..a6efa35fbb9 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/run_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/run_test.go
@@ -59,6 +59,42 @@ func TestGenerate(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			params: map[string]string{
+				"name":     "foo",
+				"image":    "someimage",
+				"replicas": "1",
+				"port":     "80",
+			},
+			expected: &api.ReplicationController{
+				ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:   "foo",
+					Labels: map[string]string{"run-container": "foo"},
+				},
+				Spec: api.ReplicationControllerSpec{
+					Replicas: 1,
+					Selector: map[string]string{"run-container": "foo"},
+					Template: &api.PodTemplateSpec{
+						ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+							Labels: map[string]string{"run-container": "foo"},
+						},
+						Spec: api.PodSpec{
+							Containers: []api.Container{
+								{
+									Name:  "foo",
+									Image: "someimage",
+									Ports: []api.Port{
+										{
+											ContainerPort: 80,
+										},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			params: map[string]string{
 				"name":     "foo",
@@ -97,8 +133,8 @@ func TestGenerate(t *testing.T) {
 		if !test.expectErr && err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 		}
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(obj, test.expected) {
-			t.Errorf("\nexpected:\n%v\nsaw:\n%v", test.expected, obj)
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(obj.(*api.ReplicationController).Spec.Template, test.expected.Spec.Template) {
+			t.Errorf("\nexpected:\n%#v\nsaw:\n%#v", test.expected.Spec.Template, obj.(*api.ReplicationController).Spec.Template)
 		}
 	}
 }