diff --git a/lib/eviction.js b/lib/eviction.js
index 8bd530f1e..42afbc2c5 100644
--- a/lib/eviction.js
+++ b/lib/eviction.js
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ var evictArchived = function (Env, cb) {
 
             // but if it's been stored for the configured time...
             // expire it
+            if (Env.DRY_RUN) {
+                if (item.channel.length === 32) { removed++; }
+                else if (item.channel.length === 44) { accounts++; }
+                return void Log.info("EVICT_ARCHIVED_CHANNEL_DRY_RUN", item.channel, next);
+            }
             store.removeArchivedChannel(item.channel, w(function (err) {
                 if (err) {
                     return Log.error('EVICT_ARCHIVED_CHANNEL_REMOVAL_ERROR', {
@@ -246,6 +251,10 @@ var evictArchived = function (Env, cb) {
                 return void next();
             }
             if (item && item.mtime > retentionTime) { return void next(); }
+            if (Env.DRY_RUN) {
+                removed++;
+                return void Log.info("EVICT_ARCHIVED_BLOB_PROOF_DRY_RUN", item, next);
+            }
             blobs.remove.archived.proof(item.safeKey, item.blobId, (function (err) {
                 if (err) {
                     Log.error("EVICT_ARCHIVED_BLOB_PROOF_ERROR", item);
@@ -273,6 +282,10 @@ var evictArchived = function (Env, cb) {
                 return void next();
             }
             if (item && item.mtime > retentionTime) { return void next(); }
+            if (Env.DRY_RUN) {
+                removed++;
+                return void Log.info("EVICT_ARCHIVED_BLOB_DRY_RUN", item, next);
+            }
             blobs.remove.archived.blob(item.blobId, function (err) {
                 if (err) {
                     Log.error("EVICT_ARCHIVED_BLOB_ERROR", item);
@@ -288,6 +301,7 @@ var evictArchived = function (Env, cb) {
         }));
     };
 
+    if (Env.DRY_RUN) { Env.Log.info('DRY RUN'); }
     nThen(loadStorage)
     .nThen(migrateIncorrectBlobs)
     .nThen(removeArchivedChannels)
@@ -544,6 +558,9 @@ module.exports = function (Env, cb) {
             }
 
             // remove the pin logs of inactive accounts if inactive account removal is configured
+            if (Env.DRY_RUN) {
+                return void Log.info("EVICT_INACTIVE_ACCOUNT_DRY_RUN", id, cb);
+            }
             pinStore.archiveChannel(id, undefined, function (err) {
                 if (err) {
                     return Log.error('EVICT_INACTIVE_ACCOUNT_PIN_LOG', err, next);
@@ -602,7 +619,12 @@ module.exports = function (Env, cb) {
             // unless we address this race condition with this last-minute double-check
             if (item.mtime > inactiveTime) { return void next(); }
 
-            removed++;
+            if (Env.DRY_RUN) {
+                removed++;
+                return void Log.info("EVICT_ARCHIVE_BLOB_DRY_RUN", {
+                    item: item,
+                }, next);
+            }
             blobs.archive.blob(item.blobId, 'INACTIVE', function (err) {
                 if (err) {
                     return Log.error("EVICT_ARCHIVE_BLOB_ERROR", {
@@ -610,6 +632,7 @@ module.exports = function (Env, cb) {
                         item: item,
                     }, next);
                 }
+                removed++;
                 Log.info("EVICT_ARCHIVE_BLOB", {
                     item: item,
                 }, next);
@@ -658,6 +681,10 @@ module.exports = function (Env, cb) {
                     }
                 }));
             }).nThen(function () {
+                if (Env.DRY_RUN) {
+                    removed++;
+                    return void Log.info("EVICT_BLOB_PROOF_LONELY_DRY_RUN", item, next);
+                }
                 blobs.remove.proof(item.safeKey, item.blobId, function (err) {
                     if (err) {
                         return Log.error("EVICT_BLOB_PROOF_LONELY_ERROR", item, next);
@@ -698,6 +725,9 @@ module.exports = function (Env, cb) {
             // check if the database has any ephemeral channels
             // if it does it's because of a bug, and they should be removed
             if (item.channel.length === 34) {
+                if (Env.DRY_RUN) {
+                    return void Log.info("EVICT_EPHEMERAL_DRY_RUN", item.channel, cb);
+                }
                 return void store.removeChannel(item.channel, w(function (err) {
                     if (err) {
                         return Log.error('EVICT_EPHEMERAL_CHANNEL_REMOVAL_ERROR', {
@@ -728,6 +758,10 @@ module.exports = function (Env, cb) {
                     // else fall through to the archival
                 }));
             }).nThen(function (w) {
+                if (Env.DRY_RUN) {
+                    archived++;
+                    return void Log.info("EVICT_CHANNEL_ARCHIVAL_DRY_RUN", item.channel, cb);
+                }
                 return void store.archiveChannel(item.channel, 'INACTIVE', w(function (err) {
                     if (err) {
                         Log.error('EVICT_CHANNEL_ARCHIVAL_ERROR', {
@@ -736,8 +770,8 @@ module.exports = function (Env, cb) {
                         }, w());
                         return;
                     }
-                    Log.info('EVICT_CHANNEL_ARCHIVAL', item.channel, w());
                     archived++;
+                    Log.info('EVICT_CHANNEL_ARCHIVAL', item.channel, w());
                 }));
             }).nThen(cb);
         };
@@ -754,6 +788,7 @@ module.exports = function (Env, cb) {
         store.listChannels(handler, w(done), true); // using a hacky "fast mode" since we only need the channel id
     };
 
+    if (Env.DRY_RUN) { Env.Log.info('DRY RUN'); }
     nThen(loadStorage)
 
     // iterate over all documents and add them to a bloom filter if they have been active
diff --git a/scripts/evict-inactive.js b/scripts/evict-inactive.js
index f53536ae3..521edf015 100644
--- a/scripts/evict-inactive.js
+++ b/scripts/evict-inactive.js
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ var config = require("../lib/load-config");
 
 var Env = Environment.create(config);
 
+// Set DRY_RUN to true to run the script without deleting anything. A log file
+// will be created.
+Env.DRY_RUN = false;
+
 var loadPremiumAccounts = function (Env, cb) {
     nThen(function (w) {
         // load premium accounts