diff --git a/.github/workflows/aks-auto-start.yaml b/.github/workflows/aks-auto-start.yaml
index a22812ee..0e80357b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/aks-auto-start.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/aks-auto-start.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 name: aks-auto-start
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      DRYRUN:
+        options:
+          - "false"
+          - "true"
   schedule:
     - cron: '30 6 * * 1-5' # Every weekday at 6:30am BST
+env:
+  DRYRUN: ${{ inputs.DRYRUN }}
 permissions:
   id-token: write
 jobs:
diff --git a/scripts/aks/auto-start-stop.sh b/scripts/aks/auto-start-stop.sh
index ee4d66dd..66540ce8 100755
--- a/scripts/aks/auto-start-stop.sh
+++ b/scripts/aks/auto-start-stop.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ jq -c '.[]' <<< $SUBSCRIPTIONS | while read subscription; do
     if [[ $SKIP == "false" ]]; then
       echo -e "${GREEN}About to run $MODE operation on cluster $CLUSTER_NAME (rg:$RESOURCE_GROUP)"
       echo az aks $MODE --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP --name $CLUSTER_NAME --no-wait || echo Ignoring any errors while $MODE operation on cluster
-      az aks $MODE --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP --name $CLUSTER_NAME --no-wait || echo Ignoring any errors while $MODE operation on cluster
+      if [[ $DRYRUN != "true" ]]; then
+        az aks $MODE --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP --name $CLUSTER_NAME --no-wait || echo Ignoring any errors while $MODE operation on cluster
+      fi
     else
       echo -e "${AMBER}cluster $CLUSTER_NAME (rg:$RESOURCE_GROUP) has been skipped from today's $MODE operation schedule"
     fi
diff --git a/scripts/aks/common-functions.sh b/scripts/aks/common-functions.sh
index 7c4e482d..cd869412 100644
--- a/scripts/aks/common-functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/aks/common-functions.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Check platform
+platform=$(uname)
+
+# Check and install missing packages
+if [[ $platform == "Darwin" ]]; then
+    date_command=$(which gdate)
+elif [[ $platform == "Linux" ]]; then
+    date_command=$(which date)
+fi
 
 function get_subscription_clusters() {
     SUBSCRIPTION_ID=$(jq -r '.id' <<< $subscription)
@@ -79,14 +88,21 @@ function check_cluster_status() {
 
 function get_current_date_seconds() {
   local current_date_formatting
-  current_date_formatting=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')
-  date -d "$current_date_formatting 00:00:00" +%s
+  current_date_formatting=$($date_command +'%Y-%m-%d')
+  $date_command -d "$current_date_formatting 00:00:00" +%s
+}
+
+function convert_date_to_timestamp() {
+    IFS='-' read -r day month year <<< "$1"
+    local valid_date="$year-$month-$day"
+    local timestamp=$($date_command -d "$valid_date" +%s)
+    echo "$timestamp"
 }
 
 function is_in_date_range() {
   local start_date_seconds end_date_seconds current_date_seconds
-  start_date_seconds=$(date -d "$1 00:00:00" +%s)
-  end_date_seconds=$(date -d "$2 00:00:00" +%s)
+  start_date_seconds=$(convert_date_to_timestamp "$1")
+  end_date_seconds=$(convert_date_to_timestamp "$2")
   current_date_seconds=$(get_current_date_seconds)
 
   if [[ $current_date_seconds -ge $start_date_seconds && $current_date_seconds -le $end_date_seconds ]]; then