diff --git a/.semversioner/next-release/patch-20260415073659562608.json b/.semversioner/next-release/patch-20260415073659562608.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..438ee09644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.semversioner/next-release/patch-20260415073659562608.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "type": "patch",
+  "description": "Fix TypeError in dry-run logging caused by extra positional argument with no format placeholder."
+}
diff --git a/packages/graphrag/graphrag/cli/index.py b/packages/graphrag/graphrag/cli/index.py
index 94a40cde48..68022eb9e5 100644
--- a/packages/graphrag/graphrag/cli/index.py
+++ b/packages/graphrag/graphrag/cli/index.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def _run_index(
     )
 
     if dry_run:
-        logger.info("Dry run complete, exiting...", True)
+        logger.info("Dry run complete, exiting...")
         sys.exit(0)
 
     _register_signal_handlers()
diff --git a/tests/unit/indexing/test_index_cli.py b/tests/unit/indexing/test_index_cli.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4f343e505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/indexing/test_index_cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2024 Microsoft Corporation.
+# Licensed under the MIT License
+
+"""Unit tests for the index CLI dry-run path."""
+
+import logging
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+from graphrag.cli.index import _run_index
+from graphrag.config.enums import IndexingMethod
+
+
+class TestDryRunLogging:
+    """Tests that the dry-run path logs correctly without extra positional args."""
+
+    def _make_config(self):
+        """Return a minimal mock config object."""
+        config = MagicMock()
+        config.cache.type = "memory"
+        config.model_dump.return_value = {}
+        return config
+
+    @patch("graphrag.cli.index.sys.exit")
+    @patch("graphrag.cli.index.validate_config_names")
+    @patch("graphrag.cli.index.init_loggers")
+    def test_dry_run_exits_zero(self, mock_init_loggers, mock_validate, mock_exit):
+        """Dry run must call sys.exit(0) and not raise TypeError."""
+        config = self._make_config()
+
+        _run_index(
+            config=config,
+            method=IndexingMethod.Standard,
+            is_update_run=False,
+            verbose=False,
+            cache=True,
+            dry_run=True,
+            skip_validation=True,
+        )
+
+        mock_exit.assert_called_once_with(0)
+
+    @patch("graphrag.cli.index.sys.exit")
+    @patch("graphrag.cli.index.validate_config_names")
+    @patch("graphrag.cli.index.init_loggers")
+    def test_dry_run_logs_no_extra_args(
+        self, mock_init_loggers, mock_validate, mock_exit, caplog
+    ):
+        """Dry run logger.info call must not pass extra positional args.
+
+        Regression test for Issue #2254 — logger.info("Dry run complete,
+        exiting...", True) raised TypeError with certain logging backends.
+        The fixed call passes no extra args.
+        """
+        config = self._make_config()
+
+        with caplog.at_level(logging.INFO, logger="graphrag.cli.index"):
+            _run_index(
+                config=config,
+                method=IndexingMethod.Standard,
+                is_update_run=False,
+                verbose=False,
+                cache=True,
+                dry_run=True,
+                skip_validation=True,
+            )
+
+        # The "Dry run complete" message must appear in the log output.
+        assert any("Dry run complete" in r.getMessage() for r in caplog.records)
+
+    @patch("graphrag.cli.index.sys.exit")
+    @patch("graphrag.cli.index.validate_config_names")
+    @patch("graphrag.cli.index.init_loggers")
+    def test_dry_run_does_not_run_pipeline(
+        self, mock_init_loggers, mock_validate, mock_exit
+    ):
+        """When dry_run=True, the async pipeline must not be invoked."""
+        config = self._make_config()
+
+        with patch("graphrag.cli.index.asyncio.run") as mock_run:
+            _run_index(
+                config=config,
+                method=IndexingMethod.Standard,
+                is_update_run=False,
+                verbose=False,
+                cache=True,
+                dry_run=True,
+                skip_validation=True,
+            )
+
+            mock_run.assert_not_called()