diff --git a/files/api_key_expire_mail.py b/files/api_key_expire_mail.py
index fa81414..504a758 100644
--- a/files/api_key_expire_mail.py
+++ b/files/api_key_expire_mail.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 import os
+import argparse
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
 from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
 
+
 if 'PAGURE_CONFIG' not in os.environ \
         and os.path.exists('/etc/pagure/pagure.cfg'):
     print 'Using configuration file `/etc/pagure/pagure.cfg`'
@@ -15,24 +17,39 @@ from pagure import SESSION
 from pagure.lib import model
 
 
-current_time = datetime.utcnow()
-day_diff_for_mail = [5, 3, 1]
-email_dates = [email_day.date() for email_day in [current_time + timedelta(days=i)\
-        for i in day_diff_for_mail]]
-
-tokens = SESSION.query(model.Token).all()
-
-for token in tokens:
-    if token.expiration.date() in email_dates:
-        user = token.user
-        user_email = user.default_email
-        project = token.project
-        days_left = token.expiration.day - datetime.utcnow().day
-        subject = 'Pagure API key expiration date is near!'
-        text = '''Hi %s, \nYour Pagure API key for the project %s will expire
-in %s day(s). Please get a new key for non-interrupted service. \n
-Thanks, \nYour Pagure Admin. ''' % (user.fullname, project.name, days_left)
-        msg = pagure.lib.notify.send_email(text, subject, user_email)
-        print 'Sent mail to %s' % user.fullname
-
-print 'Done'
+def main(debug=False):
+    ''' The function that actually sends the email
+    in case the expiration date is near'''
+
+    current_time = datetime.utcnow()
+    day_diff_for_mail = [5, 3, 1]
+    email_dates = [email_day.date() for email_day in \
+            [current_time + timedelta(days=i) for i in day_diff_for_mail]]
+
+    tokens = SESSION.query(model.Token).all()
+
+    for token in tokens:
+        if token.expiration.date() in email_dates:
+            user = token.user
+            user_email = user.default_email
+            project = token.project
+            days_left = token.expiration.day - datetime.utcnow().day
+            subject = 'Pagure API key expiration date is near!'
+            text = '''Hi %s, \nYour Pagure API key for the project %s will expire
+    in %s day(s). Please get a new key for non-interrupted service. \n
+    Thanks, \nYour Pagure Admin. ''' % (user.fullname, project.name, days_left)
+            msg = pagure.lib.notify.send_email(text, subject, user_email)
+            if debug:
+                print 'Sent mail to %s' % user.fullname
+    if debug:
+        print 'Done'
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+            description='Script to send email before the api token expires')
+    parser.add_argument(
+            '--debug', dest='debug', action='store_true', default=False,
+            help='Print the debugging output')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    main(debug=args.debug)