diff --git a/utils/schedulercli.php b/utils/schedulercli.php
index ca7711842..132613468 100644
--- a/utils/schedulercli.php
+++ b/utils/schedulercli.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function usage() { /* {{{ */
 	echo "  -h, --help: print usage information and exit.\n";
 	echo "  -v, --version: print version and exit.\n";
 	echo "  --config: set alternative config file.\n";
-	echo "  --mode: set mode of operation (run, check, list).\n";
+	echo "  --mode: set mode of operation (run, dryrun, check, list).\n";
 } /* }}} */
 
 $version = "0.0.1";
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ if(isset($options['config'])) {
 
 $mode = 'list';
 if(isset($options['mode'])) {
-	if(!in_array($options['mode'], array('run', 'check', 'list'))) {
+	if(!in_array($options['mode'], array('run', 'dryrun', 'check', 'list'))) {
 		usage();
 		exit(1);
 	}
@@ -71,15 +71,20 @@ foreach($tasks as $task) {
 	if(isset($GLOBALS['SEEDDMS_SCHEDULER']['tasks'][$task->getExtension()]) && is_object($taskobj = $GLOBALS['SEEDDMS_SCHEDULER']['tasks'][$task->getExtension()][$task->getTask()])) {
 		switch($mode) {
 		case "run":
+		case "dryrun":
 			if(method_exists($taskobj, 'execute')) {
-				if(!$task->getDisabled()) {
+				if(!$task->getDisabled() && $task->isDue()) {
 					if($user = $dms->getUserByLogin('cli_scheduler')) {
-						if($taskobj->execute($task, $dms, $user)) {
-							add_log_line("Execution of task ".$task->getExtension()."::".$task->getTask()." successful.");
-							$task->updateLastNextRun();
-						} else {
-							add_log_line("Execution of task ".$task->getExtension()."::".$task->getTask()." failed, task has been disabled.", PEAR_LOG_ERR);
-							$task->setDisabled(1);
+						if($mode == 'run') {
+							if($taskobj->execute($task, $dms, $user)) {
+								add_log_line("Execution of task ".$task->getExtension()."::".$task->getTask()." successful.");
+								$task->updateLastNextRun();
+							} else {
+								add_log_line("Execution of task ".$task->getExtension()."::".$task->getTask()." failed, task has been disabled.", PEAR_LOG_ERR);
+								$task->setDisabled(1);
+							}
+						} elseif($mode == 'dryrun') {
+							echo "Running ".$task->getExtension()."::".$task->getTask()."\n";
 						}
 					} else {
 						add_log_line("Execution of task ".$task->getExtension()."::".$task->getTask()." failed because of missing user 'cli_scheduler'. Task has been disabled.", PEAR_LOG_ERR);