diff --git a/torchx/cli/cmd_run.py b/torchx/cli/cmd_run.py
index 126df3527..23f96c8f6 100644
--- a/torchx/cli/cmd_run.py
+++ b/torchx/cli/cmd_run.py
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ def run(self, args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
 class CmdRun(SubCommand):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self._subparser: Optional[argparse.ArgumentParser] = None
+        self._stdin_data_json: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
 
     def add_arguments(self, subparser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
         scheduler_names = get_scheduler_factories().keys()
@@ -369,6 +370,15 @@ def _run_from_stdin_args(self, runner: Runner, stdin_data: Dict[str, Any]) -> No
         torchx_run_args.scheduler_cfg = cfg
         self._run_inner(runner, torchx_run_args)
 
+    def _get_torchx_stdin_args(
+        self, args: argparse.Namespace
+    ) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        if not args.stdin:
+            return None
+        if self._stdin_data_json is None:
+            self._stdin_data_json = self.torchx_json_from_stdin()
+        return self._stdin_data_json
+
     def torchx_json_from_stdin(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         try:
             stdin_data_json = json.load(sys.stdin)
@@ -419,11 +429,11 @@ def verify_no_extra_args(self, args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
             )
 
     def _run(self, runner: Runner, args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
-        # Verify no conflicting arguments when using to loop over the stdin
         self.verify_no_extra_args(args)
         if args.stdin:
-            stdin_data_json = self.torchx_json_from_stdin()
-            self._run_from_stdin_args(runner, stdin_data_json)
+            stdin_data_json = self._get_torchx_stdin_args(args)
+            if stdin_data_json is not None:
+                self._run_from_stdin_args(runner, stdin_data_json)
         else:
             self._run_from_cli_args(runner, args)