diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index 00e4f59e19..ba63a32141 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -443,31 +443,30 @@ steps:
     steps:
       - label: "batch script - part 1"
         command:
-          - "sed -n '10,37p' test/mpi_tests/local_checks.sh | bash"
-          #- "cat local.sh | sed '11,15 s/^/#/' | sed '20,25 s/^/#/' | bash"
+          - "sed -n '10,37p; 38,49p; 50,$$p' test/mpi_tests/local_checks.sh | bash"
         env:
           CLIMACORE_DISTRIBUTED: "MPI"
         agents:
           slurm_ntasks: 2
           slurm_mem: 16GB
 
-      - wait
+      # - wait
 
-      - label: "batch script - part 2"
-        command:
-          - "sed -n '10,35p; 38,49p' test/mpi_tests/local_checks.sh | bash"
-        env:
-          CLIMACORE_DISTRIBUTED: "MPI"
-        agents:
-          slurm_ntasks: 2
-          slurm_mem: 16GB
+      # - label: "batch script - part 2"
+      #   command:
+      #     - "sed -n '10,35p; 38,49p' test/mpi_tests/local_checks.sh | bash"
+      #   env:
+      #     CLIMACORE_DISTRIBUTED: "MPI"
+      #   agents:
+      #     slurm_ntasks: 2
+      #     slurm_mem: 16GB
 
-      - wait
+      # - wait
 
-      - label: "batch script - part 3"
-        command: "sed -n '10,35p; 50,$$p' test/mpi_tests/local_checks.sh | bash"
-        agents:
-          slurm_mem: 16GB
+      # - label: "batch script - part 3"
+      #   command: "sed -n '10,35p; 50,$$p' test/mpi_tests/local_checks.sh | bash"
+      #   agents:
+      #     slurm_mem: 16GB
 
   - wait