diff --git a/bin/xmet-raob-ingest b/bin/xmet-raob-ingest
index 5ebc0a7..b7be59f 100755
--- a/bin/xmet-raob-ingest
+++ b/bin/xmet-raob-ingest
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ for path in getattr(args, 'raob-sounding-file'):
         if station is not None:
             sounding.station = station.code
 
-        if args.dry_run:
-            continue
-
-        db.add(sounding)
+        if not args.dry_run:
+            db.add(sounding)
 
         for sample in sounding.samples:
             sample.sounding_id = sounding.id
-            db.add(sample)
+
+            if not args.dry_run:
+                db.add(sample)
 
 if not args.dry_run:
     db.commit()