diff --git a/launch_chffrplus.sh b/launch_chffrplus.sh
index d4689aae53..558ce1eaef 100755
--- a/launch_chffrplus.sh
+++ b/launch_chffrplus.sh
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ function launch {
   cd system/manager
   if [ ! -f $DIR/prebuilt ]; then
     ./build.py
+    touch $DIR/prebuilt
   fi
   ./manager.py
 
diff --git a/prebuilt b/prebuilt
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/selfdrive/SConscript b/selfdrive/SConscript
index 55f347c44e..76c7d98518 100644
--- a/selfdrive/SConscript
+++ b/selfdrive/SConscript
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ SConscript(['pandad/SConscript'])
 SConscript(['controls/lib/lateral_mpc_lib/SConscript'])
 SConscript(['controls/lib/longitudinal_mpc_lib/SConscript'])
 SConscript(['locationd/SConscript'])
-SConscript(['modeld/SConscript'])
+#SConscript(['modeld/SConscript'])
 SConscript(['ui/SConscript'])