diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index c3201e7..e764cee 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -44,8 +44,13 @@ read_datasets() {
 
 create_datasets() {
     # should compare_datasets and only create missing or possibly error.
+    
     for dataset in `cat ${datasets_file}`; do
-	    zfs create -p ${BG_ROOT}/$dataset
+        if [ $BG_TEST_MODE = "TRUE" ]; then
+            echo zfs create -p ${BG_ROOT}/$dataset
+        else    
+	        zfs create -p ${BG_ROOT}/$dataset
+        fi
     done
 }