diff --git a/usr/bin/arch-create-system b/usr/bin/arch-create-system
index 47651bb..f95ad21 100755
--- a/usr/bin/arch-create-system
+++ b/usr/bin/arch-create-system
@@ -937,29 +937,32 @@ parse_params () {
 
 prepare_bootloader () {
     # check for accessible uefi partition
-    ls /sys/firmware/efi/efivars > /dev/null
-    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	printf "UEFI Environmint is ok'\n"
+    if [ $dryrun -eq 1 ]; then
+	printf "${MAGENTA}Would update bootloader config'${NO_COLOR}\n"
+    else
+	ls /sys/firmware/efi/efivars > /dev/null
+	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+	    printf "UEFI Environmint is ok'\n"
 
-	mkdir -p /boot/loader/entries
+	    mkdir -p /boot/loader/entries
 
-	printf '%s\n' \
-	       "default      arch" \
-	       "timeout      3" \
-	       "editor       yes" \
-	       "console-mode max" \
-	       > /boot/loader/loader.conf
+	    printf '%s\n' \
+		   "default      arch" \
+		   "timeout      3" \
+		   "editor       yes" \
+		   "console-mode max" \
+		   > /boot/loader/loader.conf
 
-	printf '%s\n' \
-	       "default  arch" \
-	       "title    Arch Linux (Mainline)" \
-	       "linux    /vmlinuz-linux" \
-	       "initrd   /intel-ucode.img" \
-	       "initrd   /initramfs-linux.img" \
-	       "options  rootflags=subvol=root root=LABEL=${label_prefix}-${disk_label_root}" \
-	       > /boot/loader/entries/arch.conf
+	    printf '%s\n' \
+		   "title    Arch Linux (Mainline)" \
+		   "linux    /vmlinuz-linux" \
+		   "initrd   /intel-ucode.img" \
+		   "initrd   /initramfs-linux.img" \
+		   "options  rootflags=subvol=root root=LABEL=${label_prefix}-${disk_label_root}" \
+		   > /boot/loader/entries/arch.conf
 
-	bootctl status
+	    bootctl status
+	fi
     fi
 }