diff --git a/planetstack/hpc_wizard/hpc_wizard.py b/planetstack/hpc_wizard/hpc_wizard.py
index bb85847..5c5a3f9 100644
--- a/planetstack/hpc_wizard/hpc_wizard.py
+++ b/planetstack/hpc_wizard/hpc_wizard.py
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
 
     if (glo_hpc_wizard is None):
         glo_hpc_wizard = HpcWizard()
-        glo_hpc_wizard.initialize_statistics()
+#        glo_hpc_wizard.initialize_statistics()
 
     return glo_hpc_wizard