diff --git a/deployments/datahub/images/default/environment.yml b/deployments/datahub/images/default/environment.yml
index 8f1f63a05..329e44fad 100644
--- a/deployments/datahub/images/default/environment.yml
+++ b/deployments/datahub/images/default/environment.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ dependencies:
 # MUSIC 30, https://github.com/berkeley-dsep-infra/datahub/issues/5047
 - music21==8.3.0
 
+# error converting to PDF https://github.com/berkeley-dsep-infra/datahub/issues/5062
+- pyppeteer==1.0.2
+
 - pip:
   # Econ 148, Spring 2023 https://github.com/berkeley-dsep-infra/datahub/issues/4093
   - pycountry-convert==0.7.2
diff --git a/deployments/datahub/images/default/requirements.txt b/deployments/datahub/images/default/requirements.txt
index 0eb1ff72f..e6d591917 100644
--- a/deployments/datahub/images/default/requirements.txt
+++ b/deployments/datahub/images/default/requirements.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ nose==1.3.7
 #
 # modules
 beautifulsoup4==4.9.3
-nb2pdf==0.6.2
+# nb2pdf==0.6.2 commented out by sknapp 06.10.2023 to unblock https://github.com/berkeley-dsep-infra/datahub/issues/5062
 #
 # ls 88-3; neuro
 lxml==4.9.1