diff --git a/metaflow/metaflow_runner.py b/metaflow/metaflow_runner.py
index 0717d9c669d..b522c812e6c 100644
--- a/metaflow/metaflow_runner.py
+++ b/metaflow/metaflow_runner.py
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ def __init__(
         if profile:
             self.env_vars["METAFLOW_PROFILE"] = profile
         self.spm = SubprocessManager()
-        self.api = MetaflowAPI.from_cli(self.flow_file, start)(**kwargs)
+        self.top_level_kwargs = kwargs
+        self.api = MetaflowAPI.from_cli(self.flow_file, start)
 
     def __enter__(self):
         return self
@@ -117,53 +118,73 @@ def __enter__(self):
     async def __aenter__(self):
         return self
 
+    def __get_executing_run(self, tfp_pathspec, command_obj):
+        try:
+            pathspec = read_from_file_when_ready(tfp_pathspec.name, timeout=5)
+            run_object = Run(pathspec, _namespace_check=False)
+            return ExecutingRun(self, command_obj, run_object)
+        except TimeoutError as e:
+            stdout_log = open(command_obj.log_files["stdout"]).read()
+            stderr_log = open(command_obj.log_files["stderr"]).read()
+            command = " ".join(command_obj.command)
+            error_message = "Error executing: '%s':\n" % command
+            if stdout_log.strip():
+                error_message += "\nStdout:\n%s\n" % stdout_log
+            if stderr_log.strip():
+                error_message += "\nStderr:\n%s\n" % stderr_log
+            raise RuntimeError(error_message) from e
+
     def run(self, **kwargs):
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
             tfp_pathspec = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(dir=temp_dir, delete=False)
-            command = self.api.run(pathspec_file=tfp_pathspec.name, **kwargs)
+            command = self.api(**self.top_level_kwargs).run(
+                pathspec_file=tfp_pathspec.name, **kwargs
+            )
 
             pid = self.spm.run_command([sys.executable, *command], env=self.env_vars)
             command_obj = self.spm.get(pid)
 
-            try:
-                pathspec = read_from_file_when_ready(tfp_pathspec.name, timeout=5)
-                run_object = Run(pathspec, _namespace_check=False)
-                return ExecutingRun(self, command_obj, run_object)
-            except TimeoutError as e:
-                stdout_log = open(command_obj.log_files["stdout"]).read()
-                stderr_log = open(command_obj.log_files["stderr"]).read()
-                command = " ".join(command_obj.command)
-                error_message = "Error executing: '%s':\n" % command
-                if stdout_log.strip():
-                    error_message += "\nStdout:\n%s\n" % stdout_log
-                if stderr_log.strip():
-                    error_message += "\nStderr:\n%s\n" % stderr_log
-                raise RuntimeError(error_message) from e
+            return self.__get_executing_run(tfp_pathspec, command_obj)
+
+    def resume(self, **kwargs):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
+            tfp_pathspec = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(dir=temp_dir, delete=False)
+            command = self.api(**self.top_level_kwargs).resume(
+                pathspec_file=tfp_pathspec.name, **kwargs
+            )
+
+            pid = self.spm.run_command([sys.executable, *command], env=self.env_vars)
+            command_obj = self.spm.get(pid)
+
+            return self.__get_executing_run(tfp_pathspec, command_obj)
 
     async def async_run(self, **kwargs):
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
             tfp_pathspec = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(dir=temp_dir, delete=False)
-            command = self.api.run(pathspec_file=tfp_pathspec.name, **kwargs)
+            command = self.api(**self.top_level_kwargs).run(
+                pathspec_file=tfp_pathspec.name, **kwargs
+            )
+
+            pid = await self.spm.async_run_command(
+                [sys.executable, *command], env=self.env_vars
+            )
+            command_obj = self.spm.get(pid)
+
+            return self.__get_executing_run(tfp_pathspec, command_obj)
+
+    async def async_resume(self, **kwargs):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
+            tfp_pathspec = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(dir=temp_dir, delete=False)
+            command = self.api(**self.top_level_kwargs).resume(
+                pathspec_file=tfp_pathspec.name, **kwargs
+            )
 
             pid = await self.spm.async_run_command(
                 [sys.executable, *command], env=self.env_vars
             )
             command_obj = self.spm.get(pid)
 
-            try:
-                pathspec = read_from_file_when_ready(tfp_pathspec.name, timeout=5)
-                run_object = Run(pathspec, _namespace_check=False)
-                return ExecutingRun(self, command_obj, run_object)
-            except TimeoutError as e:
-                stdout_log = open(command_obj.log_files["stdout"]).read()
-                stderr_log = open(command_obj.log_files["stderr"]).read()
-                command = " ".join(command_obj.command)
-                error_message = "Error executing: '%s':\n" % command
-                if stdout_log.strip():
-                    error_message += "\nStdout:\n%s\n" % stdout_log
-                if stderr_log.strip():
-                    error_message += "\nStderr:\n%s\n" % stderr_log
-                raise RuntimeError(error_message) from e
+            return self.__get_executing_run(tfp_pathspec, command_obj)
 
     def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
         self.spm.cleanup()