diff --git a/ci_cd/lab0.yml b/ci_cd/lab0.yml
index 10b3740d1afd1664c40a548fab6960b9792b1b9d..90cbc109a41a592724ab8a981f21e2c1eb16cb36 100644
--- a/ci_cd/lab0.yml
+++ b/ci_cd/lab0.yml
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ prebuild_lab_0:
       fi
       
       # Check if lab-1.cpp has been merged into master
-      git fetch origin master  # Fetch the latest master branch
-      if git ls-tree -r origin/master --name-only | grep -q 'lab-1.cpp'; then
-        echo "Lab -1 complete";
-      else
-        echo "Please have lab -1 merged first";
-        exit 1;
-      fi
+      # git fetch origin master  # Fetch the latest master branch
+      # if git ls-tree -r origin/master --name-only | grep -q 'lab-1.cpp'; then
+      #   echo "Lab -1 complete";
+      # else
+      #   echo "Please have lab -1 merged first";
+      #   exit 1;
+      # fi
     - git clone https://agile.bu.edu/gitlab/configs/ec327/lab-configs/current.git base_0
   artifacts:
     paths:
diff --git a/ci_cd/lab1.yml b/ci_cd/lab1.yml
index 71ebb3ba0372b2f2fc328470254f1b6858712049..aba51034bd44fdf04689cc74c37bec88a3cb198f 100644
--- a/ci_cd/lab1.yml
+++ b/ci_cd/lab1.yml
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ prebuild_lab_1:
       fi
       
       # Check if lab0.cpp has been merged into master
-      git fetch origin master  # Fetch the latest master branch
-      if git ls-tree -r origin/master --name-only | grep -q 'lab0.cpp'; then
-        echo "Lab 0 complete";
-      else
-        echo "Please have lab 0 merged first";
-        exit 1;
-      fi
+      # git fetch origin master  # Fetch the latest master branch
+      # if git ls-tree -r origin/master --name-only | grep -q 'lab0.cpp'; then
+      #   echo "Lab 0 complete";
+      # else
+      #   echo "Please have lab 0 merged first";
+      #   exit 1;
+      # fi
     - git clone https://agile.bu.edu/gitlab/configs/ec327/lab-configs/current.git base_1
   artifacts:
     paths:
diff --git a/ci_cd/lab2.yml b/ci_cd/lab2.yml
index 56d2ec45e12ec2e7de17ef77c7ba53010921a150..0f906a0b73f76380af1b85beb1433e60ff435fd9 100644
--- a/ci_cd/lab2.yml
+++ b/ci_cd/lab2.yml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ prebuild_lab_2:
       fi
 
       # Check if lab1.cpp has been merged into master
-      if git ls-tree -r origin/master --name-only | grep -q 'lab1.cpp'; then
-        echo "Lab 1 complete";
-      else
-        echo "Please have lab 1 merged first";
-        exit 1;
-      fi
+      # if git ls-tree -r origin/master --name-only | grep -q 'lab1.cpp'; then
+      #   echo "Lab 1 complete";
+      # else
+      #   echo "Please have lab 1 merged first";
+      #   exit 1;
+      # fi
     - git clone https://agile.bu.edu/gitlab/configs/ec327/lab-configs/current.git base_2
   artifacts:
     paths:
diff --git a/ci_cd/lab3.yml b/ci_cd/lab3.yml
index b8476841d4fafeb8bdfc4c00bdc2556dfeb98210..63eebde5c90dcbfc872f454447f9d2f073e606f5 100644
--- a/ci_cd/lab3.yml
+++ b/ci_cd/lab3.yml
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ prebuild_lab_3:
       fi
       
       # Check if lab2.cpp has been merged into master
-      if git ls-tree -r origin/master --name-only | grep -q 'lab2.cpp'; then
-        echo "Lab 2 complete";
-      else
-        echo "Please have lab 2 merged first";
-        exit 1;
-      fi
+      # if git ls-tree -r origin/master --name-only | grep -q 'lab2.cpp'; then
+      #   echo "Lab 2 complete";
+      # else
+      #   echo "Please have lab 2 merged first";
+      #   exit 1;
+      # fi
     - git clone https://agile.bu.edu/gitlab/configs/ec327/lab-configs/current.git base_3
   artifacts:
     paths:
diff --git a/ci_cd/lab4.yml b/ci_cd/lab4.yml
index 1626a22ae8421498cc2a646bd89b31209e4b771b..75e071831b010b872401164eaea6e7192a12980a 100644
--- a/ci_cd/lab4.yml
+++ b/ci_cd/lab4.yml
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ prebuild_lab_4:
       fi
       
       # Check if lab3.cpp has been merged into master
-      if git ls-tree -r origin/master --name-only | grep -q 'lab3.cpp'; then
-        echo "Lab 3 complete";
-      else
-        echo "Please have lab 3 merged first";
-        exit 1;
-      fi
+      # if git ls-tree -r origin/master --name-only | grep -q 'lab3.cpp'; then
+      #   echo "Lab 3 complete";
+      # else
+      #   echo "Please have lab 3 merged first";
+      #   exit 1;
+      # fi
     - git clone https://agile.bu.edu/gitlab/configs/ec327/lab-configs/current.git base_4
   artifacts:
     paths:
diff --git a/ci_cd/lab5.yml b/ci_cd/lab5.yml
index 0fa1b5aa3d75518f838ef63a9a558d2144781291..834c003c8deecfa5db91d3b29a44419b356df664 100644
--- a/ci_cd/lab5.yml
+++ b/ci_cd/lab5.yml
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ prebuild_lab_5:
       fi
       
       # Check if lab4.cpp has been merged into master
-      if git ls-tree -r origin/master --name-only | grep -q 'lab4.cpp'; then
-        echo "Lab 4 complete";
-      else
-        echo "Please have lab 4 merged first";
-        exit 1;
-      fi
+      # if git ls-tree -r origin/master --name-only | grep -q 'lab4.cpp'; then
+      #   echo "Lab 4 complete";
+      # else
+      #   echo "Please have lab 4 merged first";
+      #   exit 1;
+      # fi
     - git clone https://agile.bu.edu/gitlab/configs/ec327/lab-configs/current.git base_5
   artifacts:
     paths: