diff --git a/borgmatic/hooks/zabbix.py b/borgmatic/hooks/zabbix.py
index 4676968c..d3802757 100644
--- a/borgmatic/hooks/zabbix.py
+++ b/borgmatic/hooks/zabbix.py
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ def ping_monitor(hook_config, config, config_filename, state, monitoring_log_lev
         
     elif username and password is not None:
         logger.info(f'{config_filename}: Using user/pass auth with user {username} for Zabbix')
-        response = requests.post(base_url, headers=headers, data='{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"user.login","params":{"username":"'+username+'","password":"'+password+'"},"id":1}')
-        data['auth'] = response.json().get('result')
+        if not dry_run:
+            response = requests.post(base_url, headers=headers, data='{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"user.login","params":{"username":"'+username+'","password":"'+password+'"},"id":1}')
+            data['auth'] = response.json().get('result')
 
     elif username is not None:
         logger.warning( f'{config_filename}: Password missing for Zabbix authentication' )