diff --git a/lib/handleReminder.js b/lib/handleReminder.js
index 245d11fb6..3d5b63c6e 100644
--- a/lib/handleReminder.js
+++ b/lib/handleReminder.js
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ async function doIt() {
 }
 
 // activate for debugging purposes
-process.env.GITHUB_REF = 'refs/pull/3003/merge';
+// process.env.GITHUB_REF = 'refs/pull/3003/merge';
 // process.env.OWN_GITHUB_TOKEN = 'insert here';
 // process.env.GITHUB_EVENT_PATH = __dirname + '/../event.json';