diff --git a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/ConfigureTldCommand.java b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/ConfigureTldCommand.java
index f7302625f..23d0c05c3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/ConfigureTldCommand.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/ConfigureTldCommand.java
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ public class ConfigureTldCommand extends MutatingCommand {
   boolean breakglass;
 
   @Parameter(
-      names = {"-d", "--dryrun"},
+      names = {"-d", "--dry_run"},
       description = "Does not execute the entity mutation")
-  boolean dryrun;
+  boolean dryRun;
 
   @Inject ObjectMapper mapper;
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class ConfigureTldCommand extends MutatingCommand {
 
   @Override
   protected boolean dontRunCommand() {
-    if (dryrun) {
+    if (dryRun) {
       return true;
     }
     if (!newDiff) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/UpdatePremiumListCommand.java b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/UpdatePremiumListCommand.java
index 0c11bccb4..2d9cc4eae 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/UpdatePremiumListCommand.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/UpdatePremiumListCommand.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
 import static google.registry.util.ListNamingUtils.convertFilePathToName;
 import static java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8;
 
+import com.beust.jcommander.Parameter;
 import com.beust.jcommander.Parameters;
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import google.registry.model.tld.label.PremiumList;
@@ -29,6 +30,14 @@ import java.nio.file.Files;
 @Parameters(separators = " =", commandDescription = "Update a PremiumList in Database.")
 class UpdatePremiumListCommand extends CreateOrUpdatePremiumListCommand {
 
+  @Parameter(
+      names = {"-d", "--dry_run"},
+      description = "Does not execute the entity mutation")
+  boolean dryRun;
+
+  // indicates if there is a new change made by this command
+  private boolean newChange = false;
+
   @Override
   protected String prompt() throws Exception {
     name = Strings.isNullOrEmpty(name) ? convertFilePathToName(inputFile) : name;
@@ -43,8 +52,23 @@ class UpdatePremiumListCommand extends CreateOrUpdatePremiumListCommand {
     checkArgument(!inputData.isEmpty(), "New premium list data cannot be empty");
     currency = existingList.getCurrency();
     PremiumList updatedPremiumList = PremiumListUtils.parseToPremiumList(name, currency, inputData);
-    return String.format(
-        "Update premium list for %s?\n Old List: %s\n New List: %s",
-        name, existingList, updatedPremiumList);
+    if (!existingList
+        .getLabelsToPrices()
+        .entrySet()
+        .equals(updatedPremiumList.getLabelsToPrices().entrySet())) {
+      newChange = true;
+      return String.format(
+          "Update premium list for %s?\n Old List: %s\n New List: %s",
+          name, existingList, updatedPremiumList);
+    } else {
+      return String.format(
+          "This update contains no changes to the premium list for %s.\n List Contents: %s",
+          name, existingList);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected boolean dontRunCommand() {
+    return dryRun || !newChange;
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/ConfigureTldCommandTest.java b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/ConfigureTldCommandTest.java
index cbac74db9..9ffa2ce14 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/ConfigureTldCommandTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/ConfigureTldCommandTest.java
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ public class ConfigureTldCommandTest extends CommandTestCase<ConfigureTldCommand
   void testSuccess_dryRunOnCreate_noChanges() throws Exception {
     File tldFile = tmpDir.resolve("tld.yaml").toFile();
     Files.asCharSink(tldFile, UTF_8).write(loadFile(getClass(), "tld.yaml"));
-    runCommandForced("--input=" + tldFile, "--dryrun");
+    runCommandForced("--input=" + tldFile, "--dry_run");
     assertThrows(TldNotFoundException.class, () -> Tld.get("tld"));
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/UpdatePremiumListCommandTest.java b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/UpdatePremiumListCommandTest.java
index 8a8e653fe..d043a7f2e 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/UpdatePremiumListCommandTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/UpdatePremiumListCommandTest.java
@@ -63,10 +63,19 @@ class UpdatePremiumListCommandTest<C extends UpdatePremiumListCommand>
     UpdatePremiumListCommand command = new UpdatePremiumListCommand();
     command.inputFile = Paths.get(tmpFile.getPath());
     command.name = TLD_TEST;
-    command.prompt();
     assertThat(command.prompt()).contains("Update premium list for prime?");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void commandPrompt_successStageNoChange() throws Exception {
+    File tmpFile = tmpDir.resolve(String.format("%s.txt", TLD_TEST)).toFile();
+    UpdatePremiumListCommand command = new UpdatePremiumListCommand();
+    command.inputFile = Paths.get(tmpFile.getPath());
+    command.name = TLD_TEST;
+    assertThat(command.prompt())
+        .contains("This update contains no changes to the premium list for prime.");
+  }
+
   @Test
   void commandRun_successUpdateList() throws Exception {
     File tmpFile = tmpDir.resolve(String.format("%s.txt", TLD_TEST)).toFile();
@@ -83,6 +92,18 @@ class UpdatePremiumListCommandTest<C extends UpdatePremiumListCommand>
         .containsExactly(PremiumEntry.create(0L, new BigDecimal("9999.00"), "eth"));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void commandRun_successNoChange() throws Exception {
+    File tmpFile = tmpDir.resolve(String.format("%s.txt", TLD_TEST)).toFile();
+
+    UpdatePremiumListCommand command = new UpdatePremiumListCommand();
+    command.inputFile = Paths.get(tmpFile.getPath());
+    runCommandForced("--name=" + TLD_TEST, "--input=" + command.inputFile);
+
+    assertThat(PremiumListDao.loadAllPremiumEntries(TLD_TEST))
+        .containsExactly(PremiumEntry.create(0L, new BigDecimal("9090.00"), "doge"));
+  }
+
   @Test
   void commandRun_successUpdateList_whenExistingListIsEmpty() throws Exception {
     File existingPremiumFile = tmpDir.resolve(TLD_TEST + ".txt").toFile();
@@ -169,4 +190,19 @@ class UpdatePremiumListCommandTest<C extends UpdatePremiumListCommand>
         .hasMessageThat()
         .isEqualTo("Could not update premium list random3 because it doesn't exist");
   }
+
+  @Test
+  void commandDryRun_noChangesMade() throws Exception {
+    File tmpFile = tmpDir.resolve(String.format("%s.txt", TLD_TEST)).toFile();
+    String newPremiumListData = "eth,USD 9999";
+    Files.asCharSink(tmpFile, UTF_8).write(newPremiumListData);
+
+    UpdatePremiumListCommand command = new UpdatePremiumListCommand();
+    command.inputFile = Paths.get(tmpFile.getPath());
+    runCommandForced("--name=" + TLD_TEST, "--input=" + command.inputFile, "--dry_run");
+
+    assertThat(PremiumListDao.loadAllPremiumEntries(TLD_TEST))
+        .comparingElementsUsing(immutableObjectCorrespondence("revisionId"))
+        .containsExactly(PremiumEntry.create(0L, new BigDecimal("9090.00"), "doge"));
+  }
 }