diff --git a/src/bottles/press.cpp b/src/bottles/press.cpp
index c4bf133..5f75f8b 100644
--- a/src/bottles/press.cpp
+++ b/src/bottles/press.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "json.hpp"
 
 #include "bottles.hpp"
+#include "cellar.hpp"
 #include "internal/bottles.hpp"
 #include "launch.hpp"
 #include "internal/launch.hpp"
@@ -24,31 +25,43 @@ void cellar::bottles::press(string exec, vector<string> args, bool noexec) {
     string homedir = getenv("HOME");
     string datadir = homedir + "/.local/share/cellar";
     string presseddir = datadir + "/pressed";
-    if (!boost::filesystem::exists(datadir)) { boost::filesystem::create_directory(datadir); }
-    if (!boost::filesystem::exists(presseddir)) { boost::filesystem::create_directory(presseddir); }
+
+    output::statement("making sure " + presseddir + " exists", true);
+    if (!dryrun) {
+        if (!boost::filesystem::exists(datadir)) { boost::filesystem::create_directory(datadir); }
+        if (!boost::filesystem::exists(presseddir)) { boost::filesystem::create_directory(presseddir); }
+    }
 
     string filename = boost::filesystem::path(exec).filename().native();
     auto pressedpath = boost::filesystem::path(presseddir);
     string pressedfile = (pressedpath / filename).native();
     if (boost::filesystem::exists(pressedfile)) {
         output::warning("clobbering existing version of " + filename);
-        boost::filesystem::remove(pressedfile);
+        if (!dryrun) { boost::filesystem::remove(pressedfile); }
     }
-    boost::filesystem::copy(exec, pressedfile);
+    output::statement("copying " + exec + " to " + pressedfile);
+    if (!dryrun) { boost::filesystem::copy(exec, pressedfile); }
 
     vector<string> argv;
     argv.push_back("wine");
     argv.push_back(pressedfile);
 
-    if (!noexec) { launch::popen(argv); }
+    if (!noexec) { 
+        output::statement("launching " + pressedfile, true);
+        if (!dryrun) { launch::popen(argv); }
+    }
 
     if (active_bottle.config.find("pressed") == active_bottle.config.end()) {
         json pressed;
-        active_bottle.config["pressed"] = pressed;
+        output::statement("no pressed object in json, creating", true);
+        if (!dryrun) { active_bottle.config["pressed"] = pressed; }
     }
 
-    active_bottle.config["pressed"].emplace(filename, args);
-    active_bottle.save_config();
+    output::statement("recording pressed installer", true);
+    if (!dryrun) {
+        active_bottle.config["pressed"].emplace(filename, args);
+        active_bottle.save_config();
+    }
 }
 
 void cellar::bottles::press_command(int argc, vector<string> argv) {