diff --git a/code/nnv/examples/Submission/VNN_COMP2024/execute.py b/code/nnv/examples/Submission/VNN_COMP2024/execute.py
index 6182c87c7..b33923729 100644
--- a/code/nnv/examples/Submission/VNN_COMP2024/execute.py
+++ b/code/nnv/examples/Submission/VNN_COMP2024/execute.py
@@ -36,20 +36,20 @@ def run_instance(category, onnx, vnnlib, timeout, outputlocation) -> None:
         timeout (int): the time (in ms) to wait before proceeding to the next instance
     """
     
-    print("Looking for connections")
-    eng_name = matlab.engine.find_matlab()
-    print(eng_name)
-    try:
-        eng = matlab.engine.connect_matlab(eng_name[0])
-        print(eng)
-    except:
-        print("Connect to anything")
-        eng = matlab.engine.connect_matlab()
-        print(eng)
+    # print("Looking for connections")
+    # eng_name = matlab.engine.find_matlab()
+    # print(eng_name)
+    # try:
+    #     eng = matlab.engine.connect_matlab(eng_name[0])
+    #     print(eng)
+    # except:
+    #     print("Connect to anything")
+    #     eng = matlab.engine.connect_matlab()
+    #     print(eng)
 
     # print(eng)
 
-    # eng = matlab.engine.start_matlab()
+    eng = matlab.engine.start_matlab()
 
     eng.addpath(os.getcwd())
     eng.addpath(eng.genpath('/home/ubuntu/toolkit/code/nnv/'))
diff --git a/code/nnv/examples/Submission/VNN_COMP2024/prepare_instance.sh b/code/nnv/examples/Submission/VNN_COMP2024/prepare_instance.sh
index c0dd7b41f..921290998 100644
--- a/code/nnv/examples/Submission/VNN_COMP2024/prepare_instance.sh
+++ b/code/nnv/examples/Submission/VNN_COMP2024/prepare_instance.sh
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ killall -q python3
 # killall -q python
 pkill -f matlab
 
-WAIT_FOR_CONNECTION_TO_OPEN='import matlab.engine\nimport time\nwhile not matlab.engine.find_matlab(): time.sleep(1)'
+#WAIT_FOR_CONNECTION_TO_OPEN='import matlab.engine\nimport time\nwhile not matlab.engine.find_matlab(): time.sleep(1)'
 
-matlab -batch "p = parpool; p.IdleTimeout = 12000; matlab.engine.shareEngine;" &
+#matlab -batch "p = parpool; p.IdleTimeout = 12000; matlab.engine.shareEngine;" &
 
-python3 -c "exec('$WAIT_FOR_CONNECTION_TO_OPEN')"
+#python3 -c "exec('$WAIT_FOR_CONNECTION_TO_OPEN')"
 
-sleep 20 # it takes about this long to start the parpool
+#sleep 20 # it takes about this long to start the parpool
 
 exit 0