diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index 4551c76..fd281b7 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var argv args
 type args struct {
 	Checkout   *CheckoutCmd `arg:"subcommand:checkout"                  help:"switch branches using 'git checkout'"`
 	Clean      *CleanCmd    `arg:"subcommand:clean"                     help:"start over at the beginning"`
-	Commit     *EmptyCmd    `arg:"subcommand:commit"                    help:"'git commit' but errors out if on wrong branch"`
+	Commit     *CommitCmd   `arg:"subcommand:commit"                    help:"'git commit' but errors out if on wrong branch"`
 	Config     *ConfigCmd   `arg:"subcommand:config"                    help:"show your .config/forge/ settings"`
 	Dirty      *DirtyCmd    `arg:"subcommand:dirty"                     help:"show repos git says are dirty"`
 	GitFetch   *FindCmd     `arg:"subcommand:fetch"                     help:"run 'git fetch master'"`
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ type args struct {
 type EmptyCmd struct {
 }
 
+type CommitCmd struct {
+	Submit bool `arg:"--submit"    default:"true"     help:"submit the patches to forge"`
+}
+
 type testCmd string
 
 type CleanCmd struct {
diff --git a/doCommit.go b/doCommit.go
index 4841a1c..b86ba31 100644
--- a/doCommit.go
+++ b/doCommit.go
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ func doCommit() {
 			}
 			newpatches = true
 		}
+		if !argv.Commit.Submit {
+			okExit("")
+		}
 		if newpatches {
 			// if there are enw patches, autocommit them
 			_, err := me.forge.SubmitDevelPatchSet("forge auto commit")