diff --git a/src/CasaBot/AutoScan/Implementations/ShinobiConnector.cs b/src/CasaBot/AutoScan/Implementations/ShinobiConnector.cs
index f968bdb..e519a80 100644
--- a/src/CasaBot/AutoScan/Implementations/ShinobiConnector.cs
+++ b/src/CasaBot/AutoScan/Implementations/ShinobiConnector.cs
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ public class ShinobiConnector : IDVRConnector
             _logger.LogDebug("Downloading video...");
             var videoData = await _httpClient.GetByteArrayAsync(endpoint);
             
+            if(_options.RunDry)
+            {
+                _logger.LogInformation("RunDry is enabled, skipping video download");
+                return;
+            }
             //Write the video to the file
             await File.WriteAllBytesAsync(videoPath, videoData);
             _logger.LogInformation("Video downloaded successfully!");
diff --git a/src/CasaBot/AutoScan/Options/ShinobiOptions.cs b/src/CasaBot/AutoScan/Options/ShinobiOptions.cs
index a5b710d..da72cfd 100644
--- a/src/CasaBot/AutoScan/Options/ShinobiOptions.cs
+++ b/src/CasaBot/AutoScan/Options/ShinobiOptions.cs
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ public class ShinobiOptions
     public string? APIKey { get; set; }
     public string? GroupId { get; set; }
     public string? MonitorId { get; set; }
+    public bool RunDry { get; set; } = false;
 }
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diff --git a/src/CasaBot/CasaBotApp/appsettings.json b/src/CasaBot/CasaBotApp/appsettings.json
index f8d2336..27a8631 100644
--- a/src/CasaBot/CasaBotApp/appsettings.json
+++ b/src/CasaBot/CasaBotApp/appsettings.json
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
         "URL": "http://localhost:8080",
         "APIKey": "APIKEY",
         "GroupId": "Group",
-        "MonitorId": "Monitor"
+        "MonitorId": "Monitor",
+        "RunDry": false
     },
     "AutoScan": {
         "Enabled": false,