diff --git a/jjb/pipeline/voltha/voltha-2.8/voltha-scale-test.groovy b/jjb/pipeline/voltha/voltha-2.8/voltha-scale-test.groovy
index 85e32e4..d8185e4 100644
--- a/jjb/pipeline/voltha/voltha-2.8/voltha-scale-test.groovy
+++ b/jjb/pipeline/voltha/voltha-2.8/voltha-scale-test.groovy
@@ -237,10 +237,8 @@
 
             println "Passing the following parameters to the VOLTHA infra deploy: ${infraHelmFlags}."
 
-            def localCharts = false
-            if (volthaHelmChartsChange != "" || branch != "master") {
-              localCharts = true
-            }
+            // in a released version we always want to use the local version of the helm-charts
+            def localCharts = true
 
             volthaInfraDeploy([
               workflow: workflow,
diff --git a/jjb/voltha-scale.yaml b/jjb/voltha-scale.yaml
index 96140b2..1155584 100644
--- a/jjb/voltha-scale.yaml
+++ b/jjb/voltha-scale.yaml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
       # voltha-2.8 Jobs
       - 'voltha-scale-measurements':
           name: 'voltha-scale-measurements-voltha-2.8-2-16-32-att-subscribers'
-          'disable-job': true
+          'disable-job': false
           pipeline-script: 'voltha/voltha-2.8/voltha-scale-test.groovy'
           build-node: 'voltha-scale-1'
           time-trigger: "H H/4 * * *"
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
 
       - 'voltha-scale-measurements':
           name: 'voltha-scale-measurements-voltha-2.8-2-16-32-dt-subscribers'
-          'disable-job': true
+          'disable-job': false
           pipeline-script: 'voltha/voltha-2.8/voltha-scale-test.groovy'
           build-node: 'voltha-scale-1'
           time-trigger: "H H/4 * * *"
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
 
       - 'voltha-scale-measurements':
           name: 'voltha-scale-measurements-voltha-2.8-2-16-32-tt-subscribers'
-          'disable-job': true
+          'disable-job': false
           pipeline-script: 'voltha/voltha-2.8/voltha-scale-test.groovy'
           build-node: 'voltha-scale-1'
           time-trigger: "H H/4 * * *"
@@ -252,9 +252,9 @@
           openonuAdapterGoImg: ''
           onosImg: ''
 
-      # 2.6 multi-stack jobs
+      # 2.8 multi-stack jobs
       - 'voltha-scale-measurements':
-          name: 'voltha-scale-measurements-2.6-10-stacks-2-16-32-att-subscribers'
+          name: 'voltha-scale-measurements-2.8-10-stacks-2-16-32-att-subscribers'
           build-node: 'voltha-scale-2'
           'disable-job': true
           pipeline-script: 'voltha-scale-multi-stack.groovy'
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
           onus: 32
           withFlows: true
           provisionSubscribers: true
-          release: voltha-2.6
+          release: voltha-2.8
           workflow: att
           withEapol: true
           withDhcp: true
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
           onosImg: ''
 
       - 'voltha-scale-measurements':
-          name: 'voltha-scale-measurements-2.6-10-stacks-2-16-32-dt-subscribers'
+          name: 'voltha-scale-measurements-2.8-10-stacks-2-16-32-dt-subscribers'
           build-node: 'voltha-scale-2'
           pipeline-script: 'voltha-scale-multi-stack.groovy'
           'disable-job': true
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
           onus: 32
           withFlows: true
           provisionSubscribers: true
-          release: voltha-2.6
+          release: voltha-2.8
           workflow: dt
           withEapol: false
           withDhcp: false
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
           onosImg: ''
 
       - 'voltha-scale-measurements':
-          name: 'voltha-scale-measurements-2.6-10-stacks-2-16-32-tt-subscribers'
+          name: 'voltha-scale-measurements-2.8-10-stacks-2-16-32-tt-subscribers'
           build-node: 'voltha-scale-2'
           pipeline-script: 'voltha-scale-multi-stack.groovy'
           'disable-job': true
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
           onus: 32
           withFlows: true
           provisionSubscribers: true
-          release: voltha-2.6
+          release: voltha-2.8
           workflow: tt
           withEapol: false
           withDhcp: true