diff --git a/public/scripts/world-info.js b/public/scripts/world-info.js
index 378843b71..26d438612 100644
--- a/public/scripts/world-info.js
+++ b/public/scripts/world-info.js
@@ -399,6 +399,12 @@ class WorldInfoTimedEffects {
      */
     #entries = [];
 
+    /**
+     * Is this a dry run?
+     * @type {boolean}
+     */
+    #isDryRun = false;
+
     /**
      * Buffer for active timed effects.
      * @type {Record<TimedEffectType, WIScanEntry[]>}
@@ -448,10 +454,12 @@ class WorldInfoTimedEffects {
      * Initialize the timed effects with the given messages.
      * @param {string[]} chat Array of chat messages
      * @param {WIScanEntry[]} entries Array of entries
+     * @param {boolean} isDryRun Whether the operation is a dry run
      */
-    constructor(chat, entries) {
+    constructor(chat, entries, isDryRun = false) {
         this.#chat = chat;
         this.#entries = entries;
+        this.#isDryRun = isDryRun;
         this.#ensureChatMetadata();
     }
 
@@ -583,8 +591,10 @@ class WorldInfoTimedEffects {
      * Checks for timed effects on chat messages.
      */
     checkTimedEffects() {
-        this.#checkTimedEffectOfType('sticky', this.#buffer.sticky, this.#onEnded.sticky.bind(this));
-        this.#checkTimedEffectOfType('cooldown', this.#buffer.cooldown, this.#onEnded.cooldown.bind(this));
+        if (!this.#isDryRun) {
+            this.#checkTimedEffectOfType('sticky', this.#buffer.sticky, this.#onEnded.sticky.bind(this));
+            this.#checkTimedEffectOfType('cooldown', this.#buffer.cooldown, this.#onEnded.cooldown.bind(this));
+        }
         this.#checkDelayEffect(this.#buffer.delay);
     }
 
@@ -629,6 +639,7 @@ class WorldInfoTimedEffects {
      * @param {WIScanEntry[]} activatedEntries Entries that were activated
      */
     setTimedEffects(activatedEntries) {
+        if (this.#isDryRun) return;
         for (const entry of activatedEntries) {
             this.#setTimedEffectOfType('sticky', entry);
             this.#setTimedEffectOfType('cooldown', entry);
@@ -645,6 +656,9 @@ class WorldInfoTimedEffects {
         if (!this.isValidEffectType(type)) {
             return;
         }
+        if (this.#isDryRun && type !== 'delay') {
+            return;
+        }
 
         const key = this.#getEntryKey(entry);
         delete chat_metadata.timedWorldInfo[type][key];
@@ -3847,7 +3861,7 @@ export async function checkWorldInfo(chat, maxContext, isDryRun) {
     const context = getContext();
     const buffer = new WorldInfoBuffer(chat);
 
-    console.debug(`[WI] --- START WI SCAN (on ${chat.length} messages) ---`);
+    console.debug(`[WI] --- START WI SCAN (on ${chat.length} messages)${isDryRun ? ' (DRY RUN)' : ''} ---`);
 
     // Combine the chat
 
@@ -3879,9 +3893,9 @@ export async function checkWorldInfo(chat, maxContext, isDryRun) {
 
     console.debug(`[WI] Context size: ${maxContext}; WI budget: ${budget} (max% = ${world_info_budget}%, cap = ${world_info_budget_cap})`);
     const sortedEntries = await getSortedEntries();
-    const timedEffects = new WorldInfoTimedEffects(chat, sortedEntries);
+    const timedEffects = new WorldInfoTimedEffects(chat, sortedEntries, isDryRun);
 
-    !isDryRun && timedEffects.checkTimedEffects();
+    timedEffects.checkTimedEffects();
 
     if (sortedEntries.length === 0) {
         return { worldInfoBefore: '', worldInfoAfter: '', WIDepthEntries: [], EMEntries: [], allActivatedEntries: new Set() };
@@ -4324,12 +4338,12 @@ export async function checkWorldInfo(chat, maxContext, isDryRun) {
         context.setExtensionPrompt(NOTE_MODULE_NAME, ANWithWI, chat_metadata[metadata_keys.position], chat_metadata[metadata_keys.depth], extension_settings.note.allowWIScan, chat_metadata[metadata_keys.role]);
     }
 
-    !isDryRun && timedEffects.setTimedEffects(Array.from(allActivatedEntries.values()));
+    timedEffects.setTimedEffects(Array.from(allActivatedEntries.values()));
     buffer.resetExternalEffects();
     timedEffects.cleanUp();
 
-    console.log(`[WI] Adding ${allActivatedEntries.size} entries to prompt`, Array.from(allActivatedEntries.values()));
-    console.debug('[WI] --- DONE ---');
+    console.log(`[WI] ${isDryRun ? 'Hyophetically adding' : 'Adding'} ${allActivatedEntries.size} entries to prompt`, Array.from(allActivatedEntries.values()));
+    console.debug(`[WI] --- DONE${isDryRun ? ' (DRY RUN)' : ''} ---`);
 
     return { worldInfoBefore, worldInfoAfter, EMEntries, WIDepthEntries, allActivatedEntries: new Set(allActivatedEntries.values()) };
 }