diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index ffc6758..8b05e27 100644
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,12 @@ setup_mirror()
 create_snapshot()
 {
     id="`date -I`-`date +%s`"
-    zfs snapshot -r ${BR_ROOT}@${id}
+    if [ $BR_TEST_MODE = "TRUE" ]; then
+        echo zfs snapshot -r ${BR_ROOT}@${id}
+    else
+        zfs snapshot -r ${BR_ROOT}@${id}
+    fi
+    
 }
 
 send_single_snapshot()