diff --git a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/TestLiveServer.cs b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/TestLiveServer.cs
index 764814e495..9a00b98d5b 100644
--- a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/TestLiveServer.cs
+++ b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/TestLiveServer.cs
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Tests.Live
 			// missingChatVarsCount = TotalChatVars;
 
 			// uncomment to force this test to run with basic watchdog
-			Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("General__UseBasicWatchdog", "true");
+			// Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("General__UseBasicWatchdog", "true");
 
 			if (missingChatVarsCount != 0)
 			{