diff --git a/grabber.h b/grabber.h
index 5c7683a..cbc0ec3 100644
--- a/grabber.h
+++ b/grabber.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public slots:
   void setExposureTime(double newExposureTime) {
     exposure = newExposureTime;
   }
+
 signals:
   void terminated();
 };
diff --git a/pylonrecorder.cpp b/pylonrecorder.cpp
index 4810c4a..47deaee 100644
--- a/pylonrecorder.cpp
+++ b/pylonrecorder.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 PylonRecorder::PylonRecorder(QWidget *parent)
   : QMainWindow(parent), imageLabel(new QLabel), scrollArea(new QScrollArea)
 {
+  dryRun = false;
   imageLabel->setBackgroundRole(QPalette::Base);
   imageLabel->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Ignored, QSizePolicy::Ignored);
   imageLabel->setScaledContents(true);
@@ -516,6 +517,7 @@ void PylonRecorder::startRecording() {
     writer->start();
     writing = true;
   }
+  dryRun = dryRunCheckBox->isChecked();
   grabbing = true;
   stopRequest = false;
 
@@ -533,6 +535,10 @@ void PylonRecorder::stopRecording() {
       grabbing = false;
       stopRequest = true;
       grab_stop_action->setEnabled(false);
+      if(dryRun) {
+          buffer->clear();
+          writerDone();
+      }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/pylonrecorder.h b/pylonrecorder.h
index 7bbbf06..6d195e4 100644
--- a/pylonrecorder.h
+++ b/pylonrecorder.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ private:
     ImageBuffer *buffer;
     Grabber *grabber;
     Writer *writer;
-    bool grabbing, stopRequest, writing, labelSwitch;
+    bool grabbing, stopRequest, writing, labelSwitch, dryRun;
     QPalette progressPalette;
     QString activeLabelStyleHigh = "QLabel { font-size: 10px;font-family: Arial; color : red; }";
     QString activeLabelStyleLow = "QLabel { font-size: 10px;font-family: Arial; color : cmyk(0, 255, 255, 0, 50); }";