diff --git a/tatt/helpers.py b/tatt/helpers.py
index 96fb9eb..4d18076 100644
--- a/tatt/helpers.py
+++ b/tatt/helpers.py
@@ -88,14 +88,11 @@ def get_transcription_jobs(
                                                   status=status)
             if jobs:
                 if name:
-                    exact_match_jobs = []
-                    for job in jobs:
-                        if job['name'] == name:
-                            exact_match_jobs.append(job)
-                    if not exact_match_jobs:
+                    jobs = get_exact_name_matches(jobs, name)
+                    # this is because AWS Transcribe doesn't have exact file
+                    # search
+                    if not jobs:
                         continue
-                    else:
-                        jobs = exact_match_jobs
                 all_jobs[stt_name] = jobs
 
     if name and len(all_jobs) == 0:
@@ -104,6 +101,14 @@ def get_transcription_jobs(
     return all_jobs
 
 
+def get_exact_name_matches(jobs, name):
+    exact_match_jobs = []
+    for job in jobs:
+        if job['name'] == name:
+            exact_match_jobs.append(job)
+    return exact_match_jobs
+
+
 def get_transcription_jobs_dict():
     jobs = get_transcription_jobs()
     return {
diff --git a/tatt/transcribe.py b/tatt/transcribe.py
index fea5787..1de45ef 100644
--- a/tatt/transcribe.py
+++ b/tatt/transcribe.py
@@ -44,15 +44,14 @@ def get(name, save, pretty):
 
 @cli.command()
 @click.option('--service', type=str, help="STT service name")
-@click.option('-n', '--name', type=str, help="transcription job name")
 @click.option('--status', type=str, help="completed | failed | in_progress")
-def list(service, name, status):
+def list(service, status):
     """Lists available STT services."""
     if service is not None and service not in vendors.SERVICES:
         raise click.ClickException(f'no such service: {service}')
 
     try:
-        all_jobs = get_transcription_jobs(service, name, status)
+        all_jobs = get_transcription_jobs(service_name=service, status=status)
     except exceptions.ConfigError as e:
         raise click.ClickException(str(e))
     else: