diff --git a/binaries/runtime/src/lib.rs b/binaries/runtime/src/lib.rs
index 37e56830..c965964e 100644
--- a/binaries/runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/binaries/runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -143,17 +143,17 @@ async fn run(
                     }
                     OperatorEvent::Finished { reason } => {
                         if let StopReason::ExplicitStopAll = reason {
-                            let hlc = dora_core::message::uhlc::HLC::default();
-                            let metadata = dora_core::message::Metadata::new(hlc.new_timestamp());
-                            let data = metadata
-                                .serialize()
-                                .wrap_err("failed to serialize stop message")?;
+                            // let hlc = dora_core::message::uhlc::HLC::default();
+                            // let metadata = dora_core::message::Metadata::new(hlc.new_timestamp());
+                            // let data = metadata
+                            // .serialize()
+                            // .wrap_err("failed to serialize stop message")?;
                             todo!("instruct dora-daemon/dora-coordinator to stop other nodes");
                             // manual_stop_publisher
                             //     .publish(&data)
                             //     .map_err(|err| eyre::eyre!(err))
                             //     .wrap_err("failed to send stop message")?;
-                            break;
+                            // break;
                         }
 
                         let Some(config) = operators.get(&operator_id) else {