Simon Murray will make his return on Friday - as Steven Pressley has lined up two closed door friendlies.
The Dark Blues will have two full scale games against Dunfermline Athletic and Queen’s Park.
Pressley, who saw his side draw with Rangers last Saturday, wanted the games to keep his side ticking over because they are out of the Premier Sports Cup and don’t have a competitive game this weekend.
Skipper Murray will get minutes after his recent injury and new signing Yan Dhanda will also get an outing.
The Dundee head coach said: “It is a bit disappointing not to have a game to build on the good result at Rangers.
“But we can also look at it as a positive. Article continues below
“It gives us another week to prepare for Kilmarnock and it also gives us a bit of t