diff --git a/mepo.d/cmdline/parser.py b/mepo.d/cmdline/parser.py
index cf36af6..6018f0b 100644
--- a/mepo.d/cmdline/parser.py
+++ b/mepo.d/cmdline/parser.py
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ def __checkout_if_exists(self):
             description = 'Switch to branch <branch-name> in any component where it is present. ')
         checkout_if_exists.add_argument('branch_name', metavar = 'branch-name')
         checkout_if_exists.add_argument('--quiet', action = 'store_true', help = 'Suppress found messages')
+        checkout_if_exists.add_argument('--dry-run','-n', action = 'store_true', help = 'Dry-run only (lists repos where branch exists)')
 
     def __fetch(self):
         fetch = self.subparsers.add_parser(
diff --git a/mepo.d/command/checkout-if-exists/checkout-if-exists.py b/mepo.d/command/checkout-if-exists/checkout-if-exists.py
index af80872..02b3cb5 100644
--- a/mepo.d/command/checkout-if-exists/checkout-if-exists.py
+++ b/mepo.d/command/checkout-if-exists/checkout-if-exists.py
@@ -11,8 +11,13 @@ def run(args):
         status = git.verify_branch(branch)
 
         if status == 0:
-            if not args.quiet:
-                print("Checking out branch %s in %s" % 
-                        (colors.YELLOW + branch + colors.RESET, 
+            if args.dry_run:
+                print("Branch %s exists in %s" %
+                        (colors.YELLOW + branch + colors.RESET,
                          colors.RESET + comp.name + colors.RESET))
-            git.checkout(branch)
+            else:
+                if not args.quiet:
+                    print("Checking out branch %s in %s" %
+                            (colors.YELLOW + branch + colors.RESET,
+                            colors.RESET + comp.name + colors.RESET))
+                git.checkout(branch)