diff --git a/dxfuse.go b/dxfuse.go
index a0ee248..622ce3e 100644
--- a/dxfuse.go
+++ b/dxfuse.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ type Filesys struct {
 	ops *DxOps
 
 	// A way to send external commands to the filesystem
-	cmdSrv *CmdServer
+	// cmdSrv *CmdServer
 
 	// description for each mounted project
 	projId2Desc map[string]DxDescribePrj
@@ -219,9 +219,10 @@ func NewDxfuse(
 	// initialize sync daemon
 	//fsys.sybx = NewSyncDbDx(options, dxEnv, projId2Desc, mdb, fsys.mutex)
 
+	// DEVEX-2143 removed for now, could be useful again in the future for other enhancements
 	// create an endpoint for communicating with the user
-	fsys.cmdSrv = NewCmdServer(options, fsys.sybx)
-	fsys.cmdSrv.Init()
+	// fsys.cmdSrv = NewCmdServer(options, fsys.sybx)
+	// fsys.cmdSrv.Init()
 
 	return fsys, nil
 }
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ func (fsys *Filesys) Shutdown() {
 	fsys.pgs.Shutdown()
 
 	// close the command server, this frees up the port
-	fsys.cmdSrv.Close()
+	// fsys.cmdSrv.Close()
 
 	if fsys.uploader != nil {
 		fsys.uploader.Shutdown()
diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index d5d5040..409828b 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const (
 	NumRetriesDefault         = 10
 	InitialUploadPartSize     = 16 * MiB
 	MaxUploadPartSize         = 700 * MiB
-	Version                   = "v1.1.0"
+	Version                   = "v1.1.1"
 )
 const (
 	InodeInvalid = 0