diff --git a/containerd-shim/process.go b/containerd-shim/process.go
index 7037170..1b955ad 100644
--- a/containerd-shim/process.go
+++ b/containerd-shim/process.go
@@ -82,9 +82,7 @@ func (p *process) start() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	args := []string{
-		"--id", p.id,
-	}
+	args := []string{}
 	if p.exec {
 		args = append(args, "exec",
 			"--process", filepath.Join(cwd, "process.json"),
@@ -115,6 +113,7 @@ func (p *process) start() error {
 	args = append(args,
 		"-d",
 		"--pid-file", filepath.Join(cwd, "pid"),
+		p.id,
 	)
 	cmd := exec.Command("runc", args...)
 	cmd.Dir = p.bundle
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ func (p *process) pid() int {
 
 func (p *process) delete() error {
 	if !p.exec {
-		return exec.Command("runc", "--id", p.id, "delete").Run()
+		return exec.Command("runc", "delete", p.id).Run()
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/runtime/container.go b/runtime/container.go
index 7f5f08c..aa0d6b5 100644
--- a/runtime/container.go
+++ b/runtime/container.go
@@ -216,11 +216,11 @@ func (c *container) readSpec() (*specs.LinuxSpec, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *container) Pause() error {
-	return exec.Command("runc", "--id", c.id, "pause").Run()
+	return exec.Command("runc", "pause", c.id).Run()
 }
 
 func (c *container) Resume() error {
-	return exec.Command("runc", "--id", c.id, "resume").Run()
+	return exec.Command("runc", "resume", c.id).Run()
 }
 
 func (c *container) State() State {
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@ func (c *container) Checkpoint(cpt Checkpoint) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	args := []string{
-		"--id", c.id,
 		"checkpoint",
 		"--image-path", path,
 	}
@@ -306,6 +305,7 @@ func (c *container) Checkpoint(cpt Checkpoint) error {
 	if cpt.UnixSockets {
 		add("--ext-unix-sk")
 	}
+	add(c.id)
 	return exec.Command("runc", args...).Run()
 }