diff --git a/scripts/purge-stale-projects.sh b/scripts/purge-stale-projects.sh
index 34fb963c..409104f0 100644
--- a/scripts/purge-stale-projects.sh
+++ b/scripts/purge-stale-projects.sh
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ check_scm()
 	local p=$1
 	if [ -d $p/.git ]; then
 		log + checking git
-		git -C $p pull --no-edit || fatal "git pull failed, giving up"
+		#git -C $p pull --no-edit || fatal "git pull failed, giving up"
 		git -C $p status --porcelain | grep -v '^??' | grep -q . && {
 			git -C $p status
 			fatal "git in project \"$p\" has locally modified files, giving up"
 		}
 	else
 		log + checking cvs 
-		cvs update -dP $p
+		#cvs update -dP $p
 		cvs status $p > $scm_status 2>&1 
 		if [ $? != 0 ]; then
 			cat $scm_status