diff --git a/eobuilder-ctl b/eobuilder-ctl
index 12cfdf4..979dcaf 100755
--- a/eobuilder-ctl
+++ b/eobuilder-ctl
@@ -552,7 +552,10 @@ def main():
         if package:
             for arch in options.architectures:
                 build_project(dist, arch, project, package, new)
-                send_packages(dist, arch, project, package, last_tag)
+                if options.dput:
+                    send_packages(dist, arch, project, package, last_tag)
+                else:
+                    print("+ Package not sent to repository (--no-dput used).")
             print("+ Add a build file to lock new build for %s" % dist)
             touch(os.path.join(project['lock_path'],
                 "%s_%s_%s_%s.build" % (project['name'],
diff --git a/eobuilder/cmdline.py b/eobuilder/cmdline.py
index 6e50240..31ed548 100644
--- a/eobuilder/cmdline.py
+++ b/eobuilder/cmdline.py
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ def parse_cmdline():
             default=[],
             dest="repositories", metavar='DISTRIBUTION:REPOSITORY, DISTRIBUTION:REPOSITORY',
             help="DISTRIBUTION:REPOSITORY: strech:stretch-eobuilder, jessie:jessie-eobuilder, wheezy:wheezy-eobuilder")
+    parser.add_option("--no-dput", dest='dput', action="store_false", default=True,
+                      help='do not send package to repository with dput')
 
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args()