diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d2a6d80625f..56dcf5aa0b2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
                             <goal>package</goal>
                         </goals>
                     </execution>
-                    <execution> <!--somehow this breaks if you add new builtins -->
+                    <!--<execution> somehow this breaks if you add new builtins 
                         <id>default-cli</id>
                         <phase>compile</phase>
                         <goals>
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
                                 <ignore>${project.basedir}/src/org/rascalmpl/library/lang/rascal</ignore>
                             </ignores>
                         </configuration>
-                    </execution>
+                    </execution> -->
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>