diff --git a/benchmarks/rich/forward_hadrons.sh b/benchmarks/rich/forward_hadrons.sh
index c80add8e987eda9dbfa3c71ae1bd3d293161db8f..97db2cf1bddad2cc340229ccbcf2a095ab15a3eb 100644
--- a/benchmarks/rich/forward_hadrons.sh
+++ b/benchmarks/rich/forward_hadrons.sh
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ fi
 #  exit 1
 #fi
 
+#### skipping 
+return 
+
+
 npsim --runType batch \
       --part.minimalKineticEnergy 1000*GeV  \
       -v WARNING \
diff --git a/benchmarks/tracking/options/tracker_reconstruction.py b/benchmarks/tracking/options/tracker_reconstruction.py
index 4c7d2074488692aea38c16ba650de9b41782997d..ede59d4f5d5e2f6b65af85f50d97ad734574623c 100644
--- a/benchmarks/tracking/options/tracker_reconstruction.py
+++ b/benchmarks/tracking/options/tracker_reconstruction.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from GaudiKernel import SystemOfUnits as units
 detector_name = "topside"
 if "JUGGLER_DETECTOR" in os.environ :
   detector_name = str(os.environ["JUGGLER_DETECTOR"])
+
 if "JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH" in os.environ :
   detector_name = str(os.environ["JUGGLER_DETECTOR_PATH"])+"/"+detector_name