diff --git a/.github/workflows/bat.yml b/.github/workflows/bat.yml
index b137eec..133793b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bat.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bat.yml
@@ -96,11 +96,12 @@ jobs:
         env:
           MY_VAR: my_value
 
-      # Remove when online batch licensing is the default
-      - name: Verify MW_BATCH_LICENSING_ONLINE variable set
-        uses: ./
-        with:
-          command: exp = 'true', act = getenv('MW_BATCH_LICENSING_ONLINE'), assert(strcmp(act, exp), strjoin({act exp}, '\n'));
-        env:
-          MY_VAR: my_value
+      # Disabled while we work out online licensing kinks
+      # # Remove when online batch licensing is the default
+      # - name: Verify MW_BATCH_LICENSING_ONLINE variable set
+      #   uses: ./
+      #   with:
+      #     command: exp = 'true', act = getenv('MW_BATCH_LICENSING_ONLINE'), assert(strcmp(act, exp), strjoin({act exp}, '\n'));
+      #   env:
+      #     MY_VAR: my_value
 
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 6067c87..60696a7 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ async function run() {
 
     const helperScript = await matlab.generateScript(workspaceDir, command);
     const execOpts = {
-        env: {...process.env, MW_BATCH_LICENSING_ONLINE:'true'}  // remove when online batch licensing is the default
+        // env: {...process.env, MW_BATCH_LICENSING_ONLINE:'true'}  // Disabled while we work out online licensing kinks
     };
     await matlab.runCommand(helperScript, platform, architecture, (cmd,args)=>exec.exec(cmd,args,execOpts), startupOpts);
 }