diff --git a/src/cli/index.ts b/src/cli/index.ts
index 699ccfc..29426ed 100644
--- a/src/cli/index.ts
+++ b/src/cli/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export function run(...args: string[]) {
     .name("actual-importer")
     .version("0.0.1")
     .requiredOption("-c, --config <file>", "sets the path to the YAML file with configuration")    
+    .option("-d, --dry-run", "simulates the import by printing out what will be imported")
     .option("-p, --profile <name>", "sets the desired profile to invoke")    
     .option("-s, --server <name>", "sets the desired server to upload transactions to")
     .option("-x, --set <arg>", "overrides the config option for this specific run (arg: <key>=<name>, i.e. profiles.myprofile.parser=pl.ing", (v: string, prev: string[]) => prev.concat([v]), [])  
@@ -49,5 +50,5 @@ function handle(file: string, options: CLIOptions) {
   const profile = options.profile ?? config.defaultProfile ?? Object.keys(config.profiles)[0];
   const server = options.server ?? config.defaultServer ?? Object.keys(config.servers)[0];
 
-  loadTransactions(file, profile, server, config);
+  loadTransactions(file, profile, server, config, options.dryRun);
 }
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diff --git a/src/runner/index.ts b/src/runner/index.ts
index 0dc54ee..f762bc0 100644
--- a/src/runner/index.ts
+++ b/src/runner/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Actual } from "@/server";
 import { Config } from "@/types/config";
 
 
-export function loadTransactions(file: string, profile: string, server: string, config: Config) {  
+export function loadTransactions(file: string, profile: string, server: string, config: Config, dryRun?: boolean) {  
   const profileConfig = config.profiles[profile];
   if (!profileConfig) {
     throw new Error(`Unknown profile: ${profile}`);
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export function loadTransactions(file: string, profile: string, server: string,
 
   const parser = createParser(profileConfig, serverConfig);
 
-  const actualServer = new Actual(serverConfig, false);
+  const actualServer = new Actual(serverConfig, dryRun);
   const skipped: string[] = [];
 
   const handleRow = async (data: string[]) => {
diff --git a/src/types/cli.ts b/src/types/cli.ts
index 51726aa..784cafe 100644
--- a/src/types/cli.ts
+++ b/src/types/cli.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export type CLIOptions = {
   config: string;  
+  dryRun?: boolean;
   profile?: string;
   server?: string;
   set: string[];