diff --git a/fsl/utils/run.py b/fsl/utils/run.py
index 3ed799ca8330f2c17585d8959da448c3b9ccf6eb..cf75fc505ce80e7db8046133970061fdca4ead90 100644
--- a/fsl/utils/run.py
+++ b/fsl/utils/run.py
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ def run(*args, **kwargs):
                    the :func:`.fslsub.submit` function.  May also be a
                    dictionary containing arguments to that function.
 
+    :arg cmdonly:  Defaults to ``False``. If ``True``, the command is not
+                   executed, but rather is returned directly, as a list of
+                   arguments.
+
     :arg log:      Must be passed as a keyword argument.  An optional ``dict``
                    which may be used to redirect the command's standard output
                    and error. The following keys are recognised:
@@ -181,6 +185,7 @@ def run(*args, **kwargs):
     returnStderr   = kwargs.pop('stderr',   False)
     returnExitcode = kwargs.pop('exitcode', False)
     submit         = kwargs.pop('submit',   {})
+    cmdonly        = kwargs.pop('cmdonly',  False)
     log            = kwargs.pop('log',      None)
     args           = prepareArgs(args)
 
@@ -207,6 +212,9 @@ def run(*args, **kwargs):
         raise ValueError('submit must be a mapping containing '
                          'options for fsl.utils.fslsub.submit')
 
+    if cmdonly:
+        return args
+
     if DRY_RUN:
         return _dryrun(
             submit, returnStdout, returnStderr, returnExitcode, *args)
diff --git a/fsl/wrappers/wrapperutils.py b/fsl/wrappers/wrapperutils.py
index 5acaeb45414318aa5879a60c976b73652626b1c2..2bfbf500c69dcef76c1e3b0a3a2de6fb8a043eb1 100644
--- a/fsl/wrappers/wrapperutils.py
+++ b/fsl/wrappers/wrapperutils.py
@@ -172,9 +172,7 @@ def genxwrapper(func, runner):
       - ``exitcode``: Passed to ``runner``. Defaults to ``False``.
       - ``submit``:   Passed to ``runner``. Defaults to ``None``.
       - ``log``:      Passed to ``runner``. Defaults to ``{'tee':True}``.
-      - ``cmdonly``:  Defaults to ``False``. If ``True``, the return
-        value of ``func`` is returned directly, instead of it being passed
-        to ``runner``,
+      - ``cmdonly``:  Passed to ``runner``. Defaults to ``False``.
 
     :arg func:   A function which generates a command line.
     :arg runner: Either :func:`.run.run` or :func:`.run.runfsl`.
@@ -184,20 +182,19 @@ def genxwrapper(func, runner):
         stdout   = kwargs.pop('stdout',   True)
         stderr   = kwargs.pop('stderr',   True)
         exitcode = kwargs.pop('exitcode', False)
-        cmdonly  = kwargs.pop('cmdonly',  False)
         submit   = kwargs.pop('submit',   None)
+        cmdonly  = kwargs.pop('cmdonly',  False)
         log      = kwargs.pop('log',      {'tee' : True})
         cmd      = func(*args, **kwargs)
 
-        if cmdonly:
-            return cmd
-        else:
-            return runner(cmd,
-                          stderr=stderr,
-                          log=log,
-                          submit=submit,
-                          stdout=stdout,
-                          exitcode=exitcode)
+        return runner(cmd,
+                      stderr=stderr,
+                      log=log,
+                      submit=submit,
+                      cmdonly=cmdonly,
+                      stdout=stdout,
+                      exitcode=exitcode)
+
     return _update_wrapper(wrapper, func)