diff --git a/.changelog/17346.txt b/.changelog/17346.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..660d7a32a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/17346.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+cli: Fix a panic in the `nomad job restart` command when monitoring replacement allocations
+```
diff --git a/command/job_restart.go b/command/job_restart.go
index 33f8b183f..ae5b61772 100644
--- a/command/job_restart.go
+++ b/command/job_restart.go
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ func (c *JobRestartCommand) monitorReplacementAlloc(
 
 		alloc, qm, err := c.client.Allocations().Info(currentAllocID, q)
 		if err != nil {
-			errCh <- fmt.Errorf("Failed to retrieve allocation %q: %w", limit(alloc.ID, c.length), err)
+			errCh <- fmt.Errorf("Failed to retrieve allocation %q: %w", limit(currentAllocID, c.length), err)
 			return
 		}