diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2cdc5df2adc63365a9e6fa3adfa0edfd31c972d6..9a43ae5e0ac5705f376f5d74df13434e15846499 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ stages:
 
 .update-scripts-repo: &update-scripts-repo
   - cd $SCRIPTS_DIR
-  - git pull
+  # - git pull
+  # Temp hack to enable the MR tests to pass @millsa approved this change
+  - git checkout 8045b28b1d07dd91cadf9ead1392fe5a89f72d5a
   - cd -
   - cp -r $SCRIPTS_DIR/ci .
   - cp -r $SCRIPTS_DIR/scripts .