diff --git a/dvc/repo/experiments/__init__.py b/dvc/repo/experiments/__init__.py
index 24bd4e302d..009a2b9982 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/experiments/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/experiments/__init__.py
@@ -437,15 +437,21 @@ def reproduce_queued(self, **kwargs):
 
     @scm_locked
     def new(
-        self, *args, branch: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs,
+        self,
+        *args,
+        branch: Optional[str] = None,
+        checkpoint_resume: Optional[str] = None,
+        **kwargs,
     ):
         """Create a new experiment.
 
         Experiment will be reproduced and checked out into the user's
         workspace.
         """
-        if kwargs.get("checkpoint_resume", None) is not None:
-            return self._resume_checkpoint(*args, **kwargs)
+        if checkpoint_resume is not None:
+            return self._resume_checkpoint(
+                *args, **kwargs, checkpoint_resume=checkpoint_resume
+            )
 
         if branch:
             rev = self.scm.resolve_rev(branch)
diff --git a/tests/func/experiments/test_checkpoints.py b/tests/func/experiments/test_checkpoints.py
index d214c013d9..2aed4e07dc 100644
--- a/tests/func/experiments/test_checkpoints.py
+++ b/tests/func/experiments/test_checkpoints.py
@@ -24,18 +24,17 @@ def test_new_checkpoint(tmp_dir, scm, dvc, checkpoint_stage, mocker):
     ).read_text().strip() == "foo: 2"
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("last", [True, False])
-def test_resume_checkpoint(tmp_dir, scm, dvc, checkpoint_stage, last):
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "checkpoint_resume", [Experiments.LAST_CHECKPOINT, "foo"]
+)
+def test_resume_checkpoint(
+    tmp_dir, scm, dvc, checkpoint_stage, checkpoint_resume
+):
     with pytest.raises(DvcException):
-        if last:
-            dvc.experiments.run(
-                checkpoint_stage.addressing,
-                checkpoint_resume=Experiments.LAST_CHECKPOINT,
-            )
-        else:
-            dvc.experiments.run(
-                checkpoint_stage.addressing, checkpoint_resume="foo"
-            )
+        dvc.experiments.run(
+            checkpoint_stage=checkpoint_stage.addressing,
+            checkpoint_resume=checkpoint_resume,
+        )
 
     results = dvc.experiments.run(
         checkpoint_stage.addressing, params=["foo=2"]
@@ -46,12 +45,12 @@ def test_resume_checkpoint(tmp_dir, scm, dvc, checkpoint_stage, last):
             checkpoint_stage.addressing, checkpoint_resume="abc1234",
         )
 
-    if last:
-        exp_rev = Experiments.LAST_CHECKPOINT
-    else:
-        exp_rev = first(results)
+    if checkpoint_resume != Experiments.LAST_CHECKPOINT:
+        checkpoint_resume = first(results)
 
-    dvc.experiments.run(checkpoint_stage.addressing, checkpoint_resume=exp_rev)
+    dvc.experiments.run(
+        checkpoint_stage.addressing, checkpoint_resume=checkpoint_resume
+    )
 
     assert (tmp_dir / "foo").read_text() == "10"
     assert (