diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
index 7419ca50..c2645dbd 100644
--- a/conf.py
+++ b/conf.py
@@ -81,15 +81,15 @@ FEED_READ_MORE_LINK = '<p><a href="{link}">{read_more}</a> ({min_remaining_read}
 FEED_LINKS_APPEND_QUERY = False
 DEPLOY_COMMANDS = {
 	'default': [
-                "git pull",
+                #"git pull",
                 "cd sigal; sigal build",
                 "nikola build",
                 "nikola check -l",
 		"chmod -R a+rX output/",
 		"rsync -a --delete -e 'ssh -x -i /home/don/.ssh/http -l duck' output/ wise.dreamhost.com:httpd/duckland.org/nikola",
                 #"rsync -a --delete -e 'ssh -x -i /home/don/.ssh/http -l don' ./ don@web.duckland.org:/srv/http/work/www.duckland.org",
-                "git add -A",
-                "git commit -m\"auto commit due to nikola deploy $(date)\"",
+                #"git add -A",
+                #"git commit -m\"auto commit due to nikola deploy $(date)\"",
 		]
 	}
 INDEX_READ_MORE_LINK = '<p class="more"><a href="{link}">{read_more}...a></p>'