diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4b5025f817c5daf3e11aba79fe56c2c4848c5aac..04d7f42a69ff22c0b3f82aa43e88e19d91d80d7f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -47,14 +47,19 @@ check_style:
     - echo "Checking $(basename $i) ..."
     - if [[ $(basename $i) == *AMBER* ]]; then
     - sg amber -c "eb --check-style --check-contrib $i" || faulty="$faulty $i"
+    - sg amber -c "eb --dry-run $i" || faulty="$faulty $i"
     - elif [[ $(basename $i) == *CPMD* ]]; then
     - sg cpmd -c "eb --check-style --check-contrib $i" || faulty="$faulty $i"
+    - sg cpmd -c "eb --dry-run $i" || faulty="$faulty $i"
     - elif [[ $(basename $i) == *NAMD* ]]; then
     - sg namd -c "eb --check-style --check-contrib $i" || faulty="$faulty $i"
+    - sg namd -c "eb --dry-run $i" || faulty="$faulty $i"
     - elif [[ $(basename $i) == *Turbomole* ]]; then
     - sg turbomol -c "eb --check-style --check-contrib $i" || faulty="$faulty $i"
+    - sg turbomol -c "eb --dry-run $i" || faulty="$faulty $i"
     - else
     - eb --check-style --check-contrib $i || faulty="$faulty $i"
+    - eb --dry-run $i || faulty="$faulty $i"
     - fi
     - done
     - if [ -n "$faulty" ]; then echo "Faulty EasyConfigs... $faulty"; exit 1; fi
@@ -83,14 +88,19 @@ full_check_style:
     - echo "Checking $(basename $i) ..."
     - if [[ $(basename $i) == *AMBER* ]]; then
     - sg amber -c "eb --check-style --check-contrib $i" || faulty="$faulty $i"
+    - sg amber -c "eb --dry-run $i" || faulty="$faulty $i"
     - elif [[ $(basename $i) == *CPMD* ]]; then
     - sg cpmd -c "eb --check-style --check-contrib $i" || faulty="$faulty $i"
+    - sg cpmd -c "eb --dry-run $i" || faulty="$faulty $i"
     - elif [[ $(basename $i) == *NAMD* ]]; then
     - sg namd -c "eb --check-style --check-contrib $i" || faulty="$faulty $i"
+    - sg namd -c "eb --dry-run $i" || faulty="$faulty $i"
     - elif [[ $(basename $i) == *Turbomole* ]]; then
     - sg turbomol -c "eb --check-style --check-contrib $i" || faulty="$faulty $i"
+    - sg turbomol -c "eb --dry-run $i" || faulty="$faulty $i"
     - else
     - eb --check-style --check-contrib $i || faulty="$faulty $i"
+    - eb --dry-run $i || faulty="$faulty $i"
     - fi
     - done
     - if [ -n "$faulty" ]; then echo "Faulty EasyConfigs... $faulty"; exit 1; fi