diff --git a/cmd/analyze/cli/root.go b/cmd/analyze/cli/root.go
index 9754351c8..a685cf8ac 100644
--- a/cmd/analyze/cli/root.go
+++ b/cmd/analyze/cli/root.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/cmd/util"
+	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/cmd/internal/util"
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/k8sutil"
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ func RootCmd() *cobra.Command {
 
 	cobra.OnInitialize(initConfig)
 
+	cmd.AddCommand(util.VersionCmd())
+
 	cmd.Flags().String("analyzers", "", "filename or url of the analyzers to use")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("debug", false, "enable debug logging")
 
diff --git a/cmd/collect/cli/root.go b/cmd/collect/cli/root.go
index 7dc064008..dd3b27627 100644
--- a/cmd/collect/cli/root.go
+++ b/cmd/collect/cli/root.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/cmd/util"
+	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/cmd/internal/util"
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/k8sutil"
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func RootCmd() *cobra.Command {
 
 	cobra.OnInitialize(initConfig)
 
-	cmd.AddCommand(VersionCmd())
+	cmd.AddCommand(util.VersionCmd())
 
 	cmd.Flags().StringSlice("redactors", []string{}, "names of the additional redactors to use")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("redact", true, "enable/disable default redactions")
diff --git a/cmd/collect/cli/version.go b/cmd/collect/cli/version.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ec8fc8f4f..000000000
--- a/cmd/collect/cli/version.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-package cli
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-
-	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/version"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-)
-
-func VersionCmd() *cobra.Command {
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "version",
-		Short: "Print the current version and exit",
-		Long:  `Print the current version and exit`,
-		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			fmt.Printf("Replicated Collect %s\n", version.Version())
-
-			return nil
-		},
-	}
-	return cmd
-}
diff --git a/cmd/util/profilers.go b/cmd/internal/util/profilers.go
similarity index 100%
rename from cmd/util/profilers.go
rename to cmd/internal/util/profilers.go
diff --git a/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/version.go b/cmd/internal/util/version.go
similarity index 97%
rename from cmd/troubleshoot/cli/version.go
rename to cmd/internal/util/version.go
index 061d39620..11cbc7e27 100644
--- a/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/version.go
+++ b/cmd/internal/util/version.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package cli
+package util
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/cmd/preflight/cli/root.go b/cmd/preflight/cli/root.go
index 225784b1f..10070b1c1 100644
--- a/cmd/preflight/cli/root.go
+++ b/cmd/preflight/cli/root.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/cmd/util"
+	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/cmd/internal/util"
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/internal/traces"
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/constants"
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/k8sutil"
@@ -64,10 +64,14 @@ that a cluster meets the requirements to run an application.`,
 
 	cobra.OnInitialize(initConfig)
 
-	cmd.AddCommand(VersionCmd())
+	cmd.AddCommand(util.VersionCmd())
 	cmd.AddCommand(OciFetchCmd())
 	preflight.AddFlags(cmd.PersistentFlags())
 
+	// Dry run flag should be in cmd.PersistentFlags() flags made available to all subcommands
+	// Adding here to avoid that
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("dry-run", false, "print the preflight spec without running preflight checks")
+
 	k8sutil.AddFlags(cmd.Flags())
 
 	// Initialize klog flags
diff --git a/cmd/preflight/cli/version.go b/cmd/preflight/cli/version.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 3793847ae..000000000
--- a/cmd/preflight/cli/version.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-package cli
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-
-	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/version"
-)
-
-func VersionCmd() *cobra.Command {
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "version",
-		Short: "Print the current version and exit",
-		Long:  `Print the current version and exit`,
-		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			fmt.Printf("Replicated Preflight %s\n", version.Version())
-
-			return nil
-		},
-	}
-	return cmd
-}
diff --git a/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/root.go b/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/root.go
index 6c670fcd1..a54c928ec 100644
--- a/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/root.go
+++ b/cmd/troubleshoot/cli/root.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/cmd/util"
+	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/cmd/internal/util"
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/internal/traces"
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/k8sutil"
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/logger"
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ from a server that can be used to assist when troubleshooting a Kubernetes clust
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(Analyze())
 	cmd.AddCommand(Redact())
-	cmd.AddCommand(VersionCmd())
+	cmd.AddCommand(util.VersionCmd())
 
 	cmd.Flags().StringSlice("redactors", []string{}, "names of the additional redactors to use")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("redact", true, "enable/disable default redactions")
diff --git a/docs/preflight.md b/docs/preflight.md
index 6cb24eaa8..02dc7b4d5 100644
--- a/docs/preflight.md
+++ b/docs/preflight.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ preflight [url] [flags]
       --cpuprofile string              File path to write cpu profiling data
       --debug                          enable debug logging
       --disable-compression            If true, opt-out of response compression for all requests to the server
+      --dry-run                        print the preflight spec without running preflight checks
       --format string                  output format, one of human, json, yaml. only used when interactive is set to false (default "human")
   -h, --help                           help for preflight
       --insecure-skip-tls-verify       If true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity. This will make your HTTPS connections insecure
@@ -53,4 +54,4 @@ preflight [url] [flags]
 * [preflight oci-fetch](preflight_oci-fetch.md)	 - Fetch a preflight from an OCI registry and print it to standard out
 * [preflight version](preflight_version.md)	 - Print the current version and exit
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 8-Jun-2023
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 31-Aug-2023
diff --git a/docs/preflight_oci-fetch.md b/docs/preflight_oci-fetch.md
index d13bc3bda..37bfb0e40 100644
--- a/docs/preflight_oci-fetch.md
+++ b/docs/preflight_oci-fetch.md
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ preflight oci-fetch [URI] [flags]
 
 * [preflight](preflight.md)	 - Run and retrieve preflight checks in a cluster
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 8-Jun-2023
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 31-Aug-2023
diff --git a/docs/preflight_version.md b/docs/preflight_version.md
index 99cd36973..dab67a424 100644
--- a/docs/preflight_version.md
+++ b/docs/preflight_version.md
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ preflight version [flags]
 
 * [preflight](preflight.md)	 - Run and retrieve preflight checks in a cluster
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 3-Jan-2023
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 31-Aug-2023
diff --git a/docs/support-bundle.md b/docs/support-bundle.md
index c7f53bb39..c6def4288 100644
--- a/docs/support-bundle.md
+++ b/docs/support-bundle.md
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@ support-bundle [urls...] [flags]
 * [support-bundle redact](support-bundle_redact.md)	 - Redact information from a generated support bundle archive
 * [support-bundle version](support-bundle_version.md)	 - Print the current version and exit
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 8-Jun-2023
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 31-Aug-2023
diff --git a/docs/support-bundle_analyze.md b/docs/support-bundle_analyze.md
index 879a32537..c6a21132f 100644
--- a/docs/support-bundle_analyze.md
+++ b/docs/support-bundle_analyze.md
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ support-bundle analyze [url] [flags]
 
 * [support-bundle](support-bundle.md)	 - Generate a support bundle
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 3-Jan-2023
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 31-Aug-2023
diff --git a/docs/support-bundle_redact.md b/docs/support-bundle_redact.md
index bfd5f90da..19e552b8d 100644
--- a/docs/support-bundle_redact.md
+++ b/docs/support-bundle_redact.md
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ support-bundle redact [urls...] [flags]
 
 * [support-bundle](support-bundle.md)	 - Generate a support bundle
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 3-Jan-2023
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 31-Aug-2023
diff --git a/docs/support-bundle_version.md b/docs/support-bundle_version.md
index dbec102bc..148778d6b 100644
--- a/docs/support-bundle_version.md
+++ b/docs/support-bundle_version.md
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ support-bundle version [flags]
 
 * [support-bundle](support-bundle.md)	 - Generate a support bundle
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 3-Jan-2023
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 31-Aug-2023
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 71cadde72..812786272 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.13.5-0.20230601165947-6ce0bf390ce3 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.14.3-0.20230601165947-6ce0bf390ce3 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3 // indirect
-	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0 // indirect
+	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
 )
 
 replace (
diff --git a/internal/testutils/utils.go b/internal/testutils/utils.go
index c2692d5ea..e743935dd 100644
--- a/internal/testutils/utils.go
+++ b/internal/testutils/utils.go
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ import (
 
 func GetTestFixture(t *testing.T, path string) string {
 	t.Helper()
-	p := filepath.Join("../../testdata", path)
+	p := path
+	if !filepath.IsAbs(path) {
+		p = filepath.Join("../../testdata", path)
+	}
 	b, err := os.ReadFile(p)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	return string(b)
diff --git a/pkg/loader/loader.go b/pkg/loader/loader.go
index 7f7e6b195..0244dc319 100644
--- a/pkg/loader/loader.go
+++ b/pkg/loader/loader.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package loader
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/internal/util"
@@ -10,10 +12,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/constants"
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/docrewrite"
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/types"
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
 )
 
 var decoder runtime.Decoder
@@ -97,6 +99,33 @@ func (kinds *TroubleshootKinds) Add(other *TroubleshootKinds) {
 	kinds.SupportBundlesV1Beta2 = append(kinds.SupportBundlesV1Beta2, other.SupportBundlesV1Beta2...)
 }
 
+// ToYaml returns a yaml document/multi-doc of all the parsed specs
+// This function utilises reflection to iterate over all the fields
+// of the TroubleshootKinds object then marshals them to yaml.
+func (kinds *TroubleshootKinds) ToYaml() (string, error) {
+	rawList := []string{}
+	obj := reflect.ValueOf(*kinds)
+
+	for i := 0; i < obj.NumField(); i++ {
+		field := obj.Field(i)
+		if field.Kind() != reflect.Slice {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// skip empty slices to avoid empty yaml documents
+		for count := 0; count < field.Len(); count++ {
+			val := field.Index(count)
+			yamlOut, err := yaml.Marshal(val.Interface())
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", err
+			}
+			rawList = append(rawList, string(yamlOut))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return strings.Join(rawList, "---\n"), nil
+}
+
 func NewTroubleshootKinds() *TroubleshootKinds {
 	return &TroubleshootKinds{}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/loader/loader_test.go b/pkg/loader/loader_test.go
index 3d013b934..5ae629377 100644
--- a/pkg/loader/loader_test.go
+++ b/pkg/loader/loader_test.go
@@ -522,3 +522,60 @@ func TestAddingKinds(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	assert.Equal(t, k2, k1)
 }
+
+func TestToYaml(t *testing.T) {
+	k := &TroubleshootKinds{
+		AnalyzersV1Beta2: []troubleshootv1beta2.Analyzer{
+			{
+				TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
+					Kind:       "Analyzer",
+					APIVersion: "troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2",
+				},
+				Spec: troubleshootv1beta2.AnalyzerSpec{
+					Analyzers: []*troubleshootv1beta2.Analyze{
+						{
+							ClusterVersion: &troubleshootv1beta2.ClusterVersion{
+								Outcomes: []*troubleshootv1beta2.Outcome{
+									{
+										Pass: &troubleshootv1beta2.SingleOutcome{
+											Message: "Cluster is up to date",
+										},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		SupportBundlesV1Beta2: []troubleshootv1beta2.SupportBundle{
+			{
+				TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
+					Kind:       "SupportBundle",
+					APIVersion: "troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2",
+				},
+				Spec: troubleshootv1beta2.SupportBundleSpec{
+					Collectors: []*troubleshootv1beta2.Collect{
+						{
+							ClusterResources: &troubleshootv1beta2.ClusterResources{
+								IgnoreRBAC: true,
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	y, err := k.ToYaml()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, string(y), `apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
+kind: SupportBundle
+metadata:
+  creationTimestamp: null
+spec:
+  collectors:
+  - clusterResources:
+      ignoreRBAC: true`)
+	assert.Contains(t, string(y), "message: Cluster is up to date")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/preflight/flags.go b/pkg/preflight/flags.go
index f5c85187a..1ea4e7a65 100644
--- a/pkg/preflight/flags.go
+++ b/pkg/preflight/flags.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const (
 	flagSince                     = "since"
 	flagOutput                    = "output"
 	flagDebug                     = "debug"
+	flagDryRun                    = "dry-run"
 )
 
 type PreflightFlags struct {
diff --git a/pkg/preflight/read_specs.go b/pkg/preflight/read_specs.go
index c0a1f47ca..2a1f66b17 100644
--- a/pkg/preflight/read_specs.go
+++ b/pkg/preflight/read_specs.go
@@ -7,46 +7,55 @@ import (
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/internal/specs"
 	troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/k8sutil"
+	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/loader"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 )
 
-type PreflightSpecs struct {
-	PreflightSpec     *troubleshootv1beta2.Preflight
-	HostPreflightSpec *troubleshootv1beta2.HostPreflight
-	UploadResultSpecs []*troubleshootv1beta2.Preflight
-}
-
-func (p *PreflightSpecs) Read(args []string) error {
+func readSpecs(args []string) (*loader.TroubleshootKinds, error) {
 	config, err := k8sutil.GetRESTConfig()
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to convert kube flags to rest config")
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to convert kube flags to rest config")
 	}
 
 	client, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(config)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to convert create k8s client")
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to convert create k8s client")
 	}
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	kinds, err := specs.LoadFromCLIArgs(ctx, client, args, viper.GetViper())
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	ret := loader.NewTroubleshootKinds()
+
+	// Concatenate all preflight inclusterSpecs that don't have an upload destination
+	inclusterSpecs := []troubleshootv1beta2.Preflight{}
+	var concatenatedSpec *troubleshootv1beta2.Preflight
 	for _, v := range kinds.PreflightsV1Beta2 {
 		v := v // https://golang.org/doc/faq#closures_and_goroutines
 		if v.Spec.UploadResultsTo == "" {
-			p.PreflightSpec = ConcatPreflightSpec(p.PreflightSpec, &v)
+			concatenatedSpec = ConcatPreflightSpec(concatenatedSpec, &v)
 		} else {
-			p.UploadResultSpecs = append(p.UploadResultSpecs, &v)
+			inclusterSpecs = append(inclusterSpecs, v)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if concatenatedSpec != nil {
+		inclusterSpecs = append(inclusterSpecs, *concatenatedSpec)
+	}
+	ret.PreflightsV1Beta2 = inclusterSpecs
+
+	var hostSpec *troubleshootv1beta2.HostPreflight
 	for _, v := range kinds.HostPreflightsV1Beta2 {
 		v := v // https://golang.org/doc/faq#closures_and_goroutines
-		p.HostPreflightSpec = ConcatHostPreflightSpec(p.HostPreflightSpec, &v)
+		hostSpec = ConcatHostPreflightSpec(hostSpec, &v)
+	}
+	if hostSpec != nil {
+		ret.HostPreflightsV1Beta2 = []troubleshootv1beta2.HostPreflight{*hostSpec}
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return ret, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/preflight/read_specs_test.go b/pkg/preflight/read_specs_test.go
index c98420b64..69b03d59a 100644
--- a/pkg/preflight/read_specs_test.go
+++ b/pkg/preflight/read_specs_test.go
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 package preflight
 
 import (
-	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/internal/testutils"
 	troubleshootv1beta2 "github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
+	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/loader"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type PreflightSpecsReadTest struct {
 	// TODOLATER: tests around this
 	wantHostPreflightSpec *troubleshootv1beta2.HostPreflight
 	// TODOLATER: tests around this
-	wantUploadResultSpecs []*troubleshootv1beta2.Preflight
+	wantUploadResultSpecs []troubleshootv1beta2.Preflight
 }
 
 // TODO: Simplify tests and rely on the loader tests
@@ -273,6 +273,32 @@ func TestPreflightSpecsRead(t *testing.T) {
 			wantHostPreflightSpec: nil,
 			wantUploadResultSpecs: nil,
 		},
+		PreflightSpecsReadTest{
+			name: "stdin-secret and support-bundle secret",
+			args: []string{
+				"-",
+				filepath.Join(testutils.FileDir(), "../../testdata/supportbundle/labelled-specs/sb-spec-1.yaml"),
+			},
+			customStdin:           true,
+			stdinDataFile:         preflightSecretFile,
+			wantErr:               false,
+			wantPreflightSpec:     &expectSecretPreflightSpec,
+			wantHostPreflightSpec: nil,
+			wantUploadResultSpecs: nil,
+		},
+		PreflightSpecsReadTest{
+			name: "stdin-secret and redact secret",
+			args: []string{
+				"-",
+				filepath.Join(testutils.FileDir(), "../../testdata/supportbundle/labelled-specs/redact-spec-1.yaml"),
+			},
+			customStdin:           true,
+			stdinDataFile:         preflightSecretFile,
+			wantErr:               false,
+			wantPreflightSpec:     &expectSecretPreflightSpec,
+			wantHostPreflightSpec: nil,
+			wantUploadResultSpecs: nil,
+		},
 		/*
 			/* TODOLATER: needs a cluster with a spec installed?
 			PreflightSpecsReadTest{
@@ -290,23 +316,48 @@ func TestPreflightSpecsRead(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			tt := tt // pin
-			specs := PreflightSpecs{}
 
-			tErr := singleTestPreflightSpecsRead(t, &tt, &specs)
+			specs, tErr := singleTestPreflightSpecsRead(t, &tt)
+			require.Equal(t, tt.wantErr, tErr != nil)
 
-			if tt.wantErr {
-				assert.Error(t, tErr)
-			} else {
-				require.NoError(t, tErr)
+			if tt.wantPreflightSpec != nil {
+				assert.Truef(t,
+					contains(specs.PreflightsV1Beta2, *tt.wantPreflightSpec),
+					"expected %v to contain %v", specs.PreflightsV1Beta2, *tt.wantPreflightSpec,
+				)
+			}
+			for _, wantUploadResultSpec := range tt.wantUploadResultSpecs {
+				assert.Truef(t,
+					contains(specs.PreflightsV1Beta2, wantUploadResultSpec),
+					"expected %v to contain %v", specs.PreflightsV1Beta2, wantUploadResultSpec,
+				)
+			}
+			if tt.wantHostPreflightSpec != nil {
+				assert.Truef(t,
+					contains(specs.HostPreflightsV1Beta2, *tt.wantHostPreflightSpec),
+					"expected %v to contain %v", testutils.AsJSON(t, specs.HostPreflightsV1Beta2), testutils.AsJSON(t, specs.HostPreflightsV1Beta2),
+				)
 			}
 
-			assert.Equal(t, specs.PreflightSpec, tt.wantPreflightSpec)
-			assert.Equal(t, specs.HostPreflightSpec, tt.wantHostPreflightSpec)
-			assert.Equal(t, specs.UploadResultSpecs, tt.wantUploadResultSpecs)
+			assert.Len(t, specs.SupportBundlesV1Beta2, 0)
+			assert.Len(t, specs.RedactorsV1Beta2, 0)
+			assert.Len(t, specs.AnalyzersV1Beta2, 0)
+			assert.Len(t, specs.CollectorsV1Beta2, 0)
+			assert.Len(t, specs.RemoteCollectorsV1Beta2, 0)
+			assert.Len(t, specs.HostCollectorsV1Beta2, 0)
 		})
 	}
 }
 
+func contains[T any](list []T, obj T) bool {
+	for _, item := range list {
+		if assert.ObjectsAreEqual(item, obj) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func concatSpecs(target troubleshootv1beta2.Preflight, source troubleshootv1beta2.Preflight) *troubleshootv1beta2.Preflight {
 	newSpec := target.DeepCopy()
 	newSpec.Spec.Collectors = append(newSpec.Spec.Collectors, source.Spec.Collectors...)
@@ -317,7 +368,7 @@ func concatSpecs(target troubleshootv1beta2.Preflight, source troubleshootv1beta
 }
 
 // Structured as a separate function so we can use defer appropriately
-func singleTestPreflightSpecsRead(t *testing.T, tt *PreflightSpecsReadTest, specs *PreflightSpecs) error {
+func singleTestPreflightSpecsRead(t *testing.T, tt *PreflightSpecsReadTest) (*loader.TroubleshootKinds, error) {
 	var tmpfile *os.File
 	var err error
 	if tt.customStdin == true {
@@ -349,13 +400,13 @@ func singleTestPreflightSpecsRead(t *testing.T, tt *PreflightSpecsReadTest, spec
 		os.Stdin = tmpfile
 	}
 
-	err = specs.Read(tt.args)
+	kinds, err := readSpecs(tt.args)
 
 	if tt.customStdin == true {
 		if err = tmpfile.Close(); err != nil {
-			log.Fatal(err)
+			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return err
+	return kinds, err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/preflight/run.go b/pkg/preflight/run.go
index 60eb846d9..29a394351 100644
--- a/pkg/preflight/run.go
+++ b/pkg/preflight/run.go
@@ -41,19 +41,26 @@ func RunPreflights(interactive bool, output string, format string, args []string
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}()
 
-	specs := PreflightSpecs{}
-	err := specs.Read(args)
+	specs, err := readSpecs(args)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return types.NewExitCodeError(constants.EXIT_CODE_SPEC_ISSUES, err)
 	}
 
 	warning := validatePreflight(specs)
-
 	if warning != nil {
 		fmt.Println(warning.Warning())
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	if viper.GetBool("dry-run") {
+		out, err := specs.ToYaml()
+		if err != nil {
+			return types.NewExitCodeError(constants.EXIT_CODE_CATCH_ALL, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to convert specs to yaml"))
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("%s", out)
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	var collectResults []CollectResult
 	var uploadCollectResults []CollectResult
 	preflightSpecName := ""
@@ -74,41 +81,37 @@ func RunPreflights(interactive bool, output string, format string, args []string
 
 	uploadResultsMap := make(map[string][]CollectResult)
 
-	if specs.PreflightSpec != nil {
-		r, err := collectInCluster(ctx, specs.PreflightSpec, progressCh)
+	for _, spec := range specs.PreflightsV1Beta2 {
+		r, err := collectInCluster(ctx, &spec, progressCh)
 		if err != nil {
 			return types.NewExitCodeError(constants.EXIT_CODE_CATCH_ALL, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to collect in cluster"))
 		}
-		collectResults = append(collectResults, *r)
-		preflightSpecName = specs.PreflightSpec.Name
-	}
-	if specs.UploadResultSpecs != nil {
-		for _, spec := range specs.UploadResultSpecs {
-			r, err := collectInCluster(ctx, spec, progressCh)
-			if err != nil {
-				return types.NewExitCodeError(constants.EXIT_CODE_CATCH_ALL, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to collect in cluster"))
-			}
+		if spec.Spec.UploadResultsTo != "" {
 			uploadResultsMap[spec.Spec.UploadResultsTo] = append(uploadResultsMap[spec.Spec.UploadResultsTo], *r)
 			uploadCollectResults = append(collectResults, *r)
-			preflightSpecName = spec.Name
+		} else {
+			collectResults = append(collectResults, *r)
 		}
+		// TODO: This spec name will be overwritten by the next spec. Is this intentional?
+		preflightSpecName = spec.Name
 	}
-	if specs.HostPreflightSpec != nil {
-		if len(specs.HostPreflightSpec.Spec.Collectors) > 0 {
-			r, err := collectHost(ctx, specs.HostPreflightSpec, progressCh)
+
+	for _, spec := range specs.HostPreflightsV1Beta2 {
+		if len(spec.Spec.Collectors) > 0 {
+			r, err := collectHost(ctx, &spec, progressCh)
 			if err != nil {
 				return types.NewExitCodeError(constants.EXIT_CODE_CATCH_ALL, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to collect from host"))
 			}
 			collectResults = append(collectResults, *r)
 		}
-		if len(specs.HostPreflightSpec.Spec.RemoteCollectors) > 0 {
-			r, err := collectRemote(ctx, specs.HostPreflightSpec, progressCh)
+		if len(spec.Spec.RemoteCollectors) > 0 {
+			r, err := collectRemote(ctx, &spec, progressCh)
 			if err != nil {
 				return types.NewExitCodeError(constants.EXIT_CODE_CATCH_ALL, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to collect remotely"))
 			}
 			collectResults = append(collectResults, *r)
 		}
-		preflightSpecName = specs.HostPreflightSpec.Name
+		preflightSpecName = spec.Name
 	}
 
 	if collectResults == nil && uploadCollectResults == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/preflight/validate_specs.go b/pkg/preflight/validate_specs.go
index e459479cd..fd33b1b29 100644
--- a/pkg/preflight/validate_specs.go
+++ b/pkg/preflight/validate_specs.go
@@ -4,45 +4,37 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/apis/troubleshoot/v1beta2"
+	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/loader"
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/multitype"
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/types"
 )
 
 // validatePreflight validates the preflight spec and returns a warning if there is any
-func validatePreflight(specs PreflightSpecs) *types.ExitCodeWarning {
+func validatePreflight(kinds *loader.TroubleshootKinds) *types.ExitCodeWarning {
 
-	if specs.PreflightSpec == nil && specs.HostPreflightSpec == nil && specs.UploadResultSpecs == nil {
+	if len(kinds.PreflightsV1Beta2) == 0 && len(kinds.HostPreflightsV1Beta2) == 0 {
 		return types.NewExitCodeWarning("no preflight or host preflight spec was found")
 	}
 
-	if specs.PreflightSpec != nil {
-		warning := validatePreflightSpecItems(specs.PreflightSpec.Spec.Collectors, specs.PreflightSpec.Spec.Analyzers)
+	for _, spec := range kinds.PreflightsV1Beta2 {
+		warning := validatePreflightSpecItems(spec.Spec.Collectors, spec.Spec.Analyzers)
 		if warning != nil {
 			return warning
 		}
 	}
 
-	if specs.HostPreflightSpec != nil {
-		warning := validateHostPreflightSpecItems(specs.HostPreflightSpec.Spec.Collectors, specs.HostPreflightSpec.Spec.Analyzers)
+	for _, spec := range kinds.HostPreflightsV1Beta2 {
+		warning := validateHostPreflightSpecItems(spec.Spec.Collectors, spec.Spec.Analyzers)
 		if warning != nil {
 			return warning
 		}
 	}
 
-	if specs.UploadResultSpecs != nil {
-		for _, preflight := range specs.UploadResultSpecs {
-			warning := validatePreflightSpecItems(preflight.Spec.Collectors, preflight.Spec.Analyzers)
-			if warning != nil {
-				return warning
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
-// validatePreflightSpecItems validates the preflight spec items and returns a warning if there is any
-// clusterResources and clusterInfo collectors are added automatically to the preflight spec, cannot be excluded
+// validatePreflightSpecItems validates the preflight spec items and returns a warning if there are any
+// clusterResources or clusterInfo collectors added automatically to the preflight spec. It cannot be excluded
 func validatePreflightSpecItems(collectors []*v1beta2.Collect, analyzers []*v1beta2.Analyze) *types.ExitCodeWarning {
 	var numberOfExcludedCollectors, numberOfExcludedAnalyzers int
 	var numberOfExcludedDefaultCollectors int
diff --git a/pkg/preflight/validate_specs_test.go b/pkg/preflight/validate_specs_test.go
index 3ffa93794..fb819ddea 100644
--- a/pkg/preflight/validate_specs_test.go
+++ b/pkg/preflight/validate_specs_test.go
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/internal/testutils"
+	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/loader"
 	"github.com/replicatedhq/troubleshoot/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestValidatePreflight(t *testing.T) {
@@ -93,10 +95,14 @@ func TestValidatePreflight(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			testFilePath := filepath.Join(testutils.FileDir(), "../../testdata/preflightspec/"+tt.preflightSpec)
-			specs := PreflightSpecs{}
-			specs.Read([]string{testFilePath})
-			gotWarning := validatePreflight(specs)
+			kinds := loader.NewTroubleshootKinds()
+			if tt.preflightSpec != "" {
+				testFilePath := filepath.Join(testutils.FileDir(), "../../testdata/preflightspec/"+tt.preflightSpec)
+				var err error
+				kinds, err = readSpecs([]string{testFilePath})
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+			gotWarning := validatePreflight(kinds)
 			assert.Equal(t, tt.wantWarning, gotWarning)
 		})
 	}