diff --git a/openup b/openup
index 96e5ec7..962a3b1 100755
--- a/openup
+++ b/openup
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ update_self() {
 	fi
 
 	_N=$(grep -Eo '^OPENUP_VERSION=.*' ${TMPUPD} | awk -F '=' '{ print $2 }')
-	[[ -n "${_N}" ]] && \
+	if [ -z "${DRYRUN}" -a -n "${_N}" ]; then
 		if [ "${OPENUP_VERSION}" -lt "${_N}" ]; then
 			print3 "Updating openup(8) from version ${OPENUP_VERSION} to version ${_N}"
 			_CMD="cat ${TMPUPD} >${MEESA}"
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ update_self() {
 			eval ${_CMD}
 			exit $rtn
 		fi
+	fi
 }
 
 update_binpatches() {