diff --git a/importexp b/importexp
index ee99357fc798d3e8b61302f6ff324b9cbc73397e..9b3f0d9ba1eed2c3904b3ab95a9ff1954f0f0edf 100755
--- a/importexp
+++ b/importexp
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@
 BINDIR=$(dirname $0)
 
 BUILD_SUBDIR=build
+INTAKE_ONLY=false
 
-while getopts b:d:D:e:s:t: OPTOPT
+while getopts b:d:D:e:is:t: OPTOPT
 do
     case $OPTOPT in
         b) BUILD_SUBDIR=$OPTARG ;;
         d) DATA_BASE_DIR=$OPTARG ;;
         D) DATA_DIR=$OPTARG ;;
         e) ENVIRONMENT=$OPTARG ;;
+        i) INTAKE_ONLY=true ;;
         s) CUSTOM_SUBDIR=$OPTARG ;;
         t) EXP_TYPE=$OPTARG ;;
         *) exit 1;;
@@ -138,7 +140,9 @@ EOF
     cat << EOF
 ###\\
 [jobs]
-  .remove = run_start, run, post, mon_index, mon
+EOF
+$INTAKE_ONLY && echo "  .remove = run_start, run, post, mon_index, mon"
+    cat << EOF
   [[intake]]
     url = \$EXP_ID.json
 ###/