diff --git a/socialgene/neo4j/utils/admin_import.py b/socialgene/neo4j/utils/admin_import.py
index e2af8464..02a57672 100644
--- a/socialgene/neo4j/utils/admin_import.py
+++ b/socialgene/neo4j/utils/admin_import.py
@@ -159,13 +159,25 @@ def _check_files(self):
         else:
             log.info("Found all expected input files. Huzzah!")
 
-    def _neo4j_admin_import_args(self, docker=False):
+    def _neo4j_admin_import_args(self, docker=False, dryrun=False):
         """Function used to create a list of all the commands/arguments for a docker/neo4j admin import run
 
         Returns:
             list: commands/arguments to pass to a subprocess
         """
 
+        if dryrun:
+            docker_command = [
+                "#!/bin/bash",
+                "# This script was generated by the SocialGene python package",
+                "# It is meant to be run in the same directory as the neo4j import directory",
+                "# otherwise you should change neo4j_top_dir to the correct path that contains",
+                "# the neo4j import, data, and plugins directories and the import.report file",
+                "neo4j_top_dir = $(realpath)" "",
+            ]
+        else:
+            neo4j_top_dir = self.neo4j_top_dir
+            docker_command = []
         docker_command = [
             "docker",
             "run",
@@ -173,10 +185,10 @@ def _neo4j_admin_import_args(self, docker=False):
             "--interactive",
             f"--publish={self.dbms_connector_http_listen_address}:{self.dbms_connector_http_listen_address}",
             f"--publish={self.dbms_connector_bolt_listen_address}:{self.dbms_connector_bolt_listen_address}",
-            f"--volume={self.neo4j_top_dir}/data:/opt/conda/bin/neo4j/data",
-            f"--volume={self.neo4j_top_dir}/import:/opt/conda/bin/neo4j/import",
-            f"--volume={self.neo4j_top_dir}/plugins:/opt/conda/bin/neo4j/plugins",
-            f"--volume={self.neo4j_top_dir}/import.report:/opt/conda/bin/neo4j/import.report",
+            f"--volume={neo4j_top_dir}/data:/opt/conda/bin/neo4j/data",
+            f"--volume={neo4j_top_dir}/import:/opt/conda/bin/neo4j/import",
+            f"--volume={neo4j_top_dir}/plugins:/opt/conda/bin/neo4j/plugins",
+            f"--volume={neo4j_top_dir}/import.report:/opt/conda/bin/neo4j/import.report",
             f"--user={self.uid}:{self.gid}",
             f"chasemc2/sgnf-sgpy:{self.docker_version}",
         ]
@@ -222,7 +234,7 @@ def _prerun(self):
     def run(self, docker=False, dryrun=False):
         """Run the created commands/arguments in a separate process"""
         self._prerun()
-        cmd_arg_list = self._neo4j_admin_import_args(docker)
+        cmd_arg_list = self._neo4j_admin_import_args(docker=docker, dryrun=dryrun)
         if dryrun:
             return cmd_arg_list
         else: