diff --git a/lib/ex_factor/changer.ex b/lib/ex_factor/changer.ex
index b4bdf01..6c7c350 100644
--- a/lib/ex_factor/changer.ex
+++ b/lib/ex_factor/changer.ex
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ defmodule ExFactor.Changer do
 
     # modified values
     source_string = Util.module_to_string(source_module)
-    source_modules = Module.split(source_module)
+    source_modules = String.split(source_module, ".")
     source_alias = Enum.at(source_modules, -1)
     target_alias = preferred_alias(list, target_module)
     source_alias_alt = find_alias_as(list, source_module)
@@ -42,13 +42,17 @@ defmodule ExFactor.Changer do
         String.match?(elem, ~r/#{source_string}\.#{source_function}/) ->
           elem = String.replace(elem, source_module, target_module)
           {:changed, [elem | acc]}
+
         String.match?(elem, ~r/#{source_alias}\.#{source_function}/) ->
           elem = String.replace(elem, source_alias, target_alias)
           {:changed, [elem | acc]}
+
         String.match?(elem, ~r/#{source_alias_alt}\.#{source_function}/) ->
           elem = String.replace(elem, source_alias_alt, target_alias)
           {:changed, [elem | acc]}
-        true -> {state, [elem | acc]}
+
+        true ->
+          {state, [elem | acc]}
       end
     end)
     |> maybe_add_alias(opts)
@@ -57,6 +61,7 @@ defmodule ExFactor.Changer do
 
   defp find_alias_as(list, module) do
     aalias = Enum.find(list, "", fn el -> el =~ "alias #{Util.module_to_string(module)}" end)
+
     if String.match?(aalias, ~r/, as: /) do
       aalias
       |> String.split("as:", trim: true)
@@ -67,7 +72,7 @@ defmodule ExFactor.Changer do
   end
 
   defp preferred_alias(list, target_module) do
-    target_modules = Module.split(target_module)
+    target_modules = String.split(target_module, ".")
     target_alias = Enum.at(target_modules, -1)
     target_alias_alt = find_alias_as(list, target_module)
 
@@ -99,6 +104,7 @@ defmodule ExFactor.Changer do
   defp write_file({state, contents_list}, _, target_path, _dry_run) do
     contents = list_to_string(contents_list)
     File.write(target_path, contents, [:write])
+
     %{
       path: target_path,
       state: [state],
@@ -114,6 +120,7 @@ defmodule ExFactor.Changer do
   end
 
   defp maybe_add_alias({:unchanged, contents_list}, _), do: {:unchanged, contents_list}
+
   defp maybe_add_alias({state, contents_list}, opts) do
     source_module = Keyword.fetch!(opts, :source_module)
     source_string = Util.module_to_string(source_module)
@@ -125,7 +132,7 @@ defmodule ExFactor.Changer do
     else
       contents_list
       |> Enum.reduce([], fn elem, acc ->
-        if (elem =~ "alias #{source_string}") do
+        if elem =~ "alias #{source_string}" do
           new_alias = String.replace(elem, source_string, target_string)
           [new_alias | [elem | acc]]
         else
diff --git a/lib/ex_factor/extractor.ex b/lib/ex_factor/extractor.ex
index f575e08..93c8e13 100644
--- a/lib/ex_factor/extractor.ex
+++ b/lib/ex_factor/extractor.ex
@@ -54,16 +54,14 @@ defmodule ExFactor.Extractor do
         |> then(fn contents -> write_file(target_path, contents, target_module, dry_run) end)
 
       _ ->
-        contents =
-          quote generated: true do
-            defmodule unquote(target_module) do
-              @moduledoc false
-              unquote(Macro.unescape_string(string_fns))
-            end
+        quote generated: true do
+          defmodule unquote(target_module) do
+            @moduledoc false
+            unquote(Macro.unescape_string(string_fns))
           end
-          |> Macro.to_string()
-
-        write_file(target_path, contents, source_module, dry_run)
+        end
+        |> Macro.to_string()
+        |> then(fn contents -> write_file(target_path, contents, target_module, dry_run) end)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/ex_factor/util.ex b/lib/ex_factor/util.ex
index aca3aff..e3ecc52 100644
--- a/lib/ex_factor/util.ex
+++ b/lib/ex_factor/util.ex
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 defmodule ExFactor.Util do
   @moduledoc false
 
-  def module_to_string(module) do
-    module
-    |> Module.split()
-    |> Enum.join(".")
+  # TODO: we probably don't even need this function
+  # use this as a dead code finder
+  def module_to_string(module) when is_atom(module) do
+    to_string(module)
   end
+
+  def module_to_string(module), do: module
 end
diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/ex_factor/refactor.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/ex_factor/refactor.ex
index 5e1c13b..88d80ce 100644
--- a/lib/mix/tasks/ex_factor/refactor.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/tasks/ex_factor/refactor.ex
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.ExFactor.Refactor do
   Optional command line args: --source_path, --target_path
     - `:target_path` Specify an alternate (non-standard) path for the source file.
     - `:source_path` Specify an alternate (non-standard) path for the destination file.
+    - `:dryrun` Don't write any updates, only return the built results.
 
   """
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.ExFactor.Refactor do
       OptionParser.parse(argv,
         strict: [
           arity: :integer,
-          dry_run: :boolean,
+          dryrun: :boolean,
           function: :string,
           key: :string,
           module: :string,
@@ -43,10 +44,6 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.ExFactor.Refactor do
         ]
       )
 
-    # parsed_opts
-    # |> IO.inspect(label: "PARSED ARGS")
-
-    # Mix.Task.run("app.start")
     parsed_opts
     |> options()
     |> ExFactor.refactor()
@@ -57,5 +54,6 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.ExFactor.Refactor do
     |> Keyword.put(:source_function, Keyword.fetch!(opts, :function))
     |> Keyword.put(:source_module, Keyword.fetch!(opts, :module))
     |> Keyword.put(:target_module, Keyword.fetch!(opts, :target))
+    |> Keyword.put(:dry_run, Keyword.get(opts, :dryrun, false))
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/ex_factor/changer_test.exs b/test/ex_factor/changer_test.exs
index 4a3da22..b3ab3b7 100644
--- a/test/ex_factor/changer_test.exs
+++ b/test/ex_factor/changer_test.exs
@@ -95,9 +95,11 @@ defmodule ExFactor.ChangerTest do
       caller_list = String.split(caller, "\n")
       assert caller =~ "alias ExFactor.Tmp.TargetModule"
       assert caller =~ "TargetModule.refactor1(arg_a)"
-      assert 1 == Enum.count(caller_list, fn el ->
-        el =~ "alias ExFactor.Tmp.TargetModule"
-      end)
+
+      assert 1 ==
+               Enum.count(caller_list, fn el ->
+                 el =~ "alias ExFactor.Tmp.TargetModule"
+               end)
     end
 
     test "handle alias exists with :as" do
@@ -143,9 +145,11 @@ defmodule ExFactor.ChangerTest do
       caller_list = String.split(caller, "\n")
       assert caller =~ "alias ExFactor.Tmp.TargetModule"
       assert caller =~ "TM.refactor1(arg_a)"
-      assert 1 == Enum.count(caller_list, fn el ->
-        el =~ "alias ExFactor.Tmp.TargetModule"
-      end)
+
+      assert 1 ==
+               Enum.count(caller_list, fn el ->
+                 el =~ "alias ExFactor.Tmp.TargetModule"
+               end)
     end
 
     test "it finds all the callers of a module by an alias, function, and arity, and updates the calls to the new module " do