diff --git a/python/ray/tune/suggest/bayesopt.py b/python/ray/tune/suggest/bayesopt.py
index cd0351d31..3bf1eedc1 100644
--- a/python/ray/tune/suggest/bayesopt.py
+++ b/python/ray/tune/suggest/bayesopt.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class BayesOptSearch(Searcher):
             'height': (-100, 100),
         }
         algo = BayesOptSearch(space, metric="mean_loss", mode="min")
-        tune.run(my_func, algo=algo)
+        tune.run(my_func, search_alg=algo)
     """
     # bayes_opt.BayesianOptimization: Optimization object
     optimizer = None
diff --git a/python/ray/tune/suggest/dragonfly.py b/python/ray/tune/suggest/dragonfly.py
index 14b95b77e..e8de0c069 100644
--- a/python/ray/tune/suggest/dragonfly.py
+++ b/python/ray/tune/suggest/dragonfly.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class DragonflySearch(Searcher):
 
         algo = DragonflySearch(optimizer, metric="objective", mode="max")
 
-        tune.run(my_func, algo=algo)
+        tune.run(my_func, search_alg=algo)
 
     Parameters:
         optimizer (dragonfly.opt.BlackboxOptimiser): Optimizer provided