diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 234b2e1..d77ad5d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,13 +84,12 @@ Returns `{"root": "success", "session": { <authentication details> }}`.
 
 POST `/suite/`: schedules a run.
 
-Two query parameters:
-- `dry_run` (boolean) - Do a dry run; do not schedule anything.
+Query parameters:
 - `logs` (boolean) - Send scheduling logs in response.
 
 Example
 
-    curl --location --request POST 'http://localhost:8082/suite?dry_run=false&logs=true' \
+    curl --location --request POST 'http://localhost:8082/suite&logs=true' \
     --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     --data-raw '{
         "--ceph": "main",
@@ -101,10 +100,10 @@ Example
         "--suite": "teuthology:no-ceph",
         "--suite-branch": "main",
         "--suite-repo": "https://github.com/ceph/ceph-ci.git",
-        "--teuthology-branch": "main",
+        "--teuthology-branch": "", // necessary for docker setup
         "--verbose": "1",
-        "<config_yaml>": ["/teuthology/containerized_node.yaml"]
-        "--owner": "example",
+        "<config_yaml>": ["/teuthology/containerized_node.yaml"],
+        "--owner": "example"
      }'
 
 Note: "--owner" in data body should be same as your github username (case sensitive). Otherwise, you wouldn't have permission to kill jobs/run.
diff --git a/src/teuthology_api/routes/suite.py b/src/teuthology_api/routes/suite.py
index ab97e9a..13f1905 100644
--- a/src/teuthology_api/routes/suite.py
+++ b/src/teuthology_api/routes/suite.py
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ def create_run(
     request: Request,
     args: SuiteArgs,
     access_token: str = Depends(get_token),
-    dry_run: bool = False,
     logs: bool = False,
 ):
     args = args.model_dump(by_alias=True)
     args["--user"] = get_username(request)
-    return run(args, dry_run, logs, access_token)
+    return run(args, logs, access_token)
diff --git a/src/teuthology_api/services/suite.py b/src/teuthology_api/services/suite.py
index 8f1d0f7..99d2d6d 100644
--- a/src/teuthology_api/services/suite.py
+++ b/src/teuthology_api/services/suite.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def run(args, dry_run: bool, send_logs: bool, access_token: str):
+def run(args, send_logs: bool, access_token: str):
     """
     Schedule a suite.
     :returns: Run details (dict) and logs (list).
@@ -22,16 +22,8 @@ def run(args, dry_run: bool, send_logs: bool, access_token: str):
         )
     try:
         args["--timestamp"] = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S")
-        if dry_run:
-            args["--dry-run"] = True
-            logs = logs_run(teuthology.suite.main, args)
-            return {"run": {}, "logs": logs}
 
-        logs = []
-        if send_logs:
-            logs = logs_run(teuthology.suite.main, args)
-        else:
-            teuthology.suite.main(args)
+        logs = logs_run(teuthology.suite.main, args)
 
         # get run details from paddles
         run_name = make_run_name(
@@ -46,7 +38,9 @@ def run(args, dry_run: bool, send_logs: bool, access_token: str):
             }
         )
         run_details = get_run_details(run_name)
-        return {"run": run_details, "logs": logs}
+        if send_logs or args["--dry-run"]:
+            return {"run": run_details, "logs": logs}
+        return {"run": run_details}
     except Exception as exc:
         log.error("teuthology.suite.main failed with the error: %s", repr(exc))
         raise HTTPException(status_code=500, detail=repr(exc)) from exc
diff --git a/tests/test_suite.py b/tests/test_suite.py
index ac912df..ab2f6f7 100644
--- a/tests/test_suite.py
+++ b/tests/test_suite.py
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ async def override_get_token():
 }
 
 # suite
-@patch("teuthology_api.services.suite.teuthology.suite.main")
+@patch("teuthology_api.services.suite.logs_run")
 @patch("teuthology_api.routes.suite.get_username")
 @patch("teuthology_api.services.suite.get_run_details")
-def test_suite_run_success(m_get_run_details, m_get_username, m_teuth_suite_main):
+def test_suite_run_success(m_get_run_details, m_get_username, m_logs_run):
     m_get_username.return_value = "user1"
     m_get_run_details.return_value = {"id": "7451978", "user": "user1"}
     response = client.post("/suite", data=json.dumps(mock_suite_args))
     assert response.status_code == 200
-    assert response.json() == {"run": {"id": "7451978", "user": "user1"}, "logs": []}
+    assert response.json() == {"run": {"id": "7451978", "user": "user1"}}
 
 
 # make_run_name