diff --git a/scripts/starter.sh b/scripts/starter.sh
index d6c7773..11651d3 100755
--- a/scripts/starter.sh
+++ b/scripts/starter.sh
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ extract_seed() {
 
 downgrade_compiler_if_needed() {
     echo "[+] fetching the latest ghost-node source code"
-    git switch main
-    git pull origin main
+    #git switch main
+    #git pull origin main
     
     # 1.86.0 works fine, tested with:
     # 1.87.0 throws errors during compilation