diff --git a/src/aare/daq/tellupdater.py b/src/aare/daq/tellupdater.py
index 1001039c..9ca5ba39 100644
--- a/src/aare/daq/tellupdater.py
+++ b/src/aare/daq/tellupdater.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ print(WS_HEADERS)
 
 # Initialize TELL client and DB wrapper
 beamline =  "X10SA" #mx_beamline().value()  # Use your beamline enum/value
-tell_client = TellClient(bl=beamline)
+tell_client = None #TellClient(bl=beamline)
 aare_db = AareWrapper(bl=beamline)
 
 # Track current state