diff --git a/basilisk/basilisk.c b/basilisk/basilisk.c
index 54b3b11fc..62bf290cc 100755
--- a/basilisk/basilisk.c
+++ b/basilisk/basilisk.c
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ void basilisks_loop(void *arg)
         printf("notary.%p RELAYID.%d\n",notary,myinfo->NOTARY.RELAYID);
         if ( myinfo->NOTARY.RELAYID >= 0 )
         {
-            if ( notary != 0 )
+            if ( 0 && notary != 0 )
                 basilisk_ping_send(myinfo,notary);
             if ( (counter++ % 10) == 0 && myinfo->DPOW.symbol[0] != 0 && myinfo->DPOW.dest[0] != 0 )
                 iguana_dPoWupdate(myinfo);