diff --git a/hwmonDaemon.py b/hwmonDaemon.py
index 25276ba..da8bcf8 100644
--- a/hwmonDaemon.py
+++ b/hwmonDaemon.py
@@ -374,12 +374,25 @@ class SystemHealthMonitor:
 
 def main():
     try:
+        # Argument parser for CLI options
+        parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="System Health Monitor")
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--dry-run",
+            action="store_true",
+            help="Enable dry-run mode (simulate ticket creation without actual API calls)."
+        )
+        args = parser.parse_args()
+
         # Parse command-line arguments or read from configuration file
         ticket_api_url = "http://10.10.10.45/create_ticket_api.php"
         state_file = "/tmp/last_health_check.json"
 
         # Instantiate the SystemHealthMonitor class
-        monitor = SystemHealthMonitor(ticket_api_url=ticket_api_url, state_file=state_file)
+        monitor = SystemHealthMonitor(
+            ticket_api_url=ticket_api_url,
+            state_file=state_file,
+            dry_run=args.dry_run  # Pass the dry-run flag
+        )
 
         # Run the health checks
         monitor.run()