diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 8eeb38c..eab48be 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ cd thread-sphere
 make install
 cd ..
 
-cd chit-chat
-make install
-cd ..
+# chit-chat - on hold, weird issues
+#cd chit-chat
+#make install
+#cd ..
 
 systemctl restart nginx
 systemctl restart bind9
diff --git a/prepare.sh b/prepare.sh
index 4291e9b..0517fbe 100755
--- a/prepare.sh
+++ b/prepare.sh
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ cd thread-sphere
 make build
 cd ..
 
-# chit-chat
-git clone https://interstellardevelopment.org/code/VM-Experiments/chit-chat.git
-cd chit-chat
-make build
-cd ..
+# chit-chat - on hold, weird issues
+#git clone https://interstellardevelopment.org/code/VM-Experiments/chit-chat.git
+#cd chit-chat
+#make build
+#cd ..
 
 # final
 git clone https://interstellardevelopment.org/code/VM-Experiments/linux-deployment-scripts.git
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ mv deployment.tar.gz preparation-scripts/linux-deployment-scripts/downloads
 cd preparation-scripts
 cd linux-deployment-scripts
 sudo ./main.py -v -ct configs/debian/bookworm_server.json
-sudo ./main.py -v -ct configs/debian/bookworm_gnome.json
+#sudo ./main.py -v -ct configs/debian/bookworm_gnome.json