diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f4ea9ab..abe242e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,24 +26,34 @@ There is an example packer build with goss tests in the `example/` directory.
 ```json
 "provisioners" : [
   {
+    # Packer Args
     "type": "goss",
-    "version": "0.3.2",
+
+    # Packer Provisioner Args
     "arch": "amd64",
+    "downloadPath": "/tmp/goss-VERSION-linux-ARCH",
+    "inspect": "{{user `inspect_mode`}}",
+    "password": "",
+    "skipInstall": false,
     "url":"https://github.com/aelsabbahy/goss/releases/download/vVERSION/goss-linux-ARCH",
+    "username": "",
+    "version": "0.3.2",
+
+    # GOSS Args
     "tests": [
       "goss/goss.yaml"
     ],
-    "downloadPath": "/tmp/goss-VERSION-linux-ARCH",
     "remote_folder": "/tmp",
     "remote_path": "/tmp/goss",
-    "skipInstall": false,
     "skip_ssl": false,
     "use_sudo": false,
     "format": "",
     "goss_file": "",
     "vars_file": "",
-    "username": "",
-    "password": "",
+    "vars_inline": {
+      "OS": "centos",
+      "version": "{{user `version`}}"
+    },
     "retry_timeout": "0s",
     "sleep": "1s"
   }
diff --git a/packer-provisioner-goss.go b/packer-provisioner-goss.go
index 19b418d..01e14d5 100644
--- a/packer-provisioner-goss.go
+++ b/packer-provisioner-goss.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ type GossConfig struct {
 	Username     string
 	Password     string
 	SkipInstall  bool
+	Inspect      bool
 
 	// An array of tests to run.
 	Tests []string
@@ -51,6 +53,10 @@ type GossConfig struct {
 	// Can be YAML or JSON.
 	VarsFile string `mapstructure:"vars_file"`
 
+	// The --vars-inline flag
+	// Optional inline variables that overrides JSON file vars
+	VarsInline map[string]string `mapstructure:"vars_inline"`
+
 	// The remote folder where the goss tests will be uploaded to.
 	// This should be set to a pre-existing directory, it defaults to /tmp
 	RemoteFolder string `mapstructure:"remote_folder"`
@@ -227,6 +233,10 @@ func (p *Provisioner) Provision(ctx context.Context, ui packer.Ui, comm packer.C
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if len(p.config.VarsInline) != 0 {
+		ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Inline variables are %v", p.config.VarsInline))
+		ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Inline variable string is %s", p.inline_vars()))
+	}
 
 	for _, src := range p.config.Tests {
 		s, err := os.Stat(src)
@@ -290,19 +300,28 @@ func (p *Provisioner) runGoss(ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator) error {
 	goss := fmt.Sprintf("%s", p.config.DownloadPath)
 	ctx := context.TODO()
 
+	strcmd := fmt.Sprintf("cd %s && %s %s %s %s %s validate --retry-timeout %s --sleep %s %s %s",
+		p.config.RemotePath, p.enableSudo(), goss, p.config.GossFile,
+		p.vars(), p.inline_vars(), p.retryTimeout(), p.sleep(), p.format(), p.formatOptions())
+	ui.Message(fmt.Sprintf("Command : %s", strcmd))
+
 	cmd := &packer.RemoteCmd{
-		Command: fmt.Sprintf(
-			"cd %s && %s %s %s %s validate --retry-timeout %s --sleep %s %s %s",
-			p.config.RemotePath, p.enableSudo(), goss, p.config.GossFile,
-			p.vars(), p.retryTimeout(), p.sleep(), p.format(), p.formatOptions()),
+		Command: strcmd,
 	}
 	if err := cmd.RunWithUi(ctx, comm, ui); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if cmd.ExitStatus() != 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("goss non-zero exit status")
+		// Inspect mode is on. Report failure but don't fail.
+		if p.config.Inspect {
+			ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Goss tests failed"))
+			ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Inpect mode on : proceeding without failing Packer"))
+		} else {
+			return fmt.Errorf("goss non-zero exit status")
+		}
+	} else {
+		ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Goss tests ran successfully"))
 	}
-	ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Goss tests ran successfully"))
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -341,6 +360,18 @@ func (p *Provisioner) vars() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+func (p *Provisioner) inline_vars() string {
+	if len(p.config.VarsInline) != 0 {
+		inlineVarsJson, err := json.Marshal(p.config.VarsInline)
+		if err == nil {
+			return fmt.Sprintf("--vars-inline '%s'", string(inlineVarsJson))
+		} else {
+			fmt.Errorf("Error converting inline vars to json string %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 func (p *Provisioner) sslFlag(cmdType string) string {
 	if p.config.SkipSSLChk {
 		switch cmdType {
diff --git a/packer-provisioner-goss.hcl2spec.go b/packer-provisioner-goss.hcl2spec.go
index ea525a6..8ee147f 100644
--- a/packer-provisioner-goss.hcl2spec.go
+++ b/packer-provisioner-goss.hcl2spec.go
@@ -9,24 +9,26 @@ import (
 // FlatGossConfig is an auto-generated flat version of GossConfig.
 // Where the contents of a field with a `mapstructure:,squash` tag are bubbled up.
 type FlatGossConfig struct {
-	Version       *string  `cty:"version"`
-	Arch          *string  `cty:"arch"`
-	URL           *string  `cty:"url"`
-	DownloadPath  *string  `cty:"download_path"`
-	Username      *string  `cty:"username"`
-	Password      *string  `cty:"password"`
-	SkipInstall   *bool    `cty:"skip_install"`
-	Tests         []string `cty:"tests"`
-	RetryTimeout  *string  `mapstructure:"retry_timeout" cty:"retry_timeout"`
-	Sleep         *string  `mapstructure:"sleep" cty:"sleep"`
-	UseSudo       *bool    `mapstructure:"use_sudo" cty:"use_sudo"`
-	SkipSSLChk    *bool    `mapstructure:"skip_ssl" cty:"skip_ssl"`
-	GossFile      *string  `mapstructure:"goss_file" cty:"goss_file"`
-	VarsFile      *string  `mapstructure:"vars_file" cty:"vars_file"`
-	RemoteFolder  *string  `mapstructure:"remote_folder" cty:"remote_folder"`
-	RemotePath    *string  `mapstructure:"remote_path" cty:"remote_path"`
-	Format        *string  `mapstructure:"format" cty:"format"`
-	FormatOptions *string  `mapstructure:"format_options" cty:"format_options"`
+	Version       *string           `cty:"version"`
+	Arch          *string           `cty:"arch"`
+	URL           *string           `cty:"url"`
+	DownloadPath  *string           `cty:"download_path"`
+	Username      *string           `cty:"username"`
+	Password      *string           `cty:"password"`
+	SkipInstall   *bool             `cty:"skip_install"`
+	Tests         []string          `cty:"tests"`
+	RetryTimeout  *string           `mapstructure:"retry_timeout" cty:"retry_timeout"`
+	Sleep         *string           `mapstructure:"sleep" cty:"sleep"`
+	UseSudo       *bool             `mapstructure:"use_sudo" cty:"use_sudo"`
+	SkipSSLChk    *bool             `mapstructure:"skip_ssl" cty:"skip_ssl"`
+	GossFile      *string           `mapstructure:"goss_file" cty:"goss_file"`
+	VarsFile      *string           `mapstructure:"vars_file" cty:"vars_file"`
+	VarsInline    map[string]string `mapstructure:"vars_inline" cty:"vars_inline"`
+	RemoteFolder  *string           `mapstructure:"remote_folder" cty:"remote_folder"`
+	RemotePath    *string           `mapstructure:"remote_path" cty:"remote_path"`
+	Format        *string           `mapstructure:"format" cty:"format"`
+	FormatOptions *string           `mapstructure:"format_options" cty:"format_options"`
+	Inspect       *bool             `cty:"inspect"`
 }
 
 // FlatMapstructure returns a new FlatGossConfig.
@@ -55,10 +57,12 @@ func (*FlatGossConfig) HCL2Spec() map[string]hcldec.Spec {
 		"skip_ssl":       &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "skip_ssl", Type: cty.Bool, Required: false},
 		"goss_file":      &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "goss_file", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"vars_file":      &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "vars_file", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
+		"vars_inline":    &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "vars_inline", Type: cty.Map(cty.String), Required: false},
 		"remote_folder":  &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "remote_folder", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"remote_path":    &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "remote_path", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"format":         &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "format", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"format_options": &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "format_options", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
+		"inspect":        &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "inspect", Type: cty.Bool, Required: false},
 	}
 	return s
 }