diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3a2f5bb6..1559fff0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 - Organized cmdeploy into install, configure, and activate stages
   ([#695](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/695))
 
+- echobot: print invite-link also if it's deployed locally
+  ([#751](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/751))
+
 - docs: move readme.md docs to sphinx documentation rendered at https://chatmail.at/doc/relay 
   ([#711](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/711))
 
diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py
index 6e5f7c7e..f2596e04 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/cmdeploy.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
+import time
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pyinfra
@@ -109,15 +110,22 @@ def run_cmd(args, out):
     try:
         retcode = out.check_call(cmd, env=env)
         if retcode == 0:
-            if not args.disable_mail:
+            if not args.disable_mail and not args.dry_run:
                 print("\nYou can try out the relay by talking to this echo bot: ")
-                sshexec = SSHExec(args.config.mail_domain, verbose=args.verbose)
-                print(
-                    sshexec(
-                        call=remote.rshell.shell,
-                        kwargs=dict(command="cat /var/lib/echobot/invite-link.txt"),
+                invite_path = Path("/var/lib/echobot/invite-link.txt")
+                if ssh_host in ["localhost", "@local", "@docker"]:
+                    while not invite_path.exists():
+                        time.sleep(0.1)
+                    with invite_path.open() as f:
+                        print(f.readline())
+                else:
+                    echo_sshexec = get_sshexec(ssh_host, verbose=args.verbose)
+                    print(
+                        echo_sshexec(
+                            call=remote.rshell.shell,
+                            kwargs=dict(command=f"cat {invite_path}"),
+                        )
                     )
-                )
             out.green("Deploy completed, call `cmdeploy dns` next.")
         elif not remote_data["acme_account_url"]:
             out.red("Deploy completed but letsencrypt not configured")