diff --git a/gracedb/alert.py b/gracedb/alert.py
index 2cb87d8e2a6ae508390ddcae486c3538cbc9cdf9..a6607a8199980941880d292238625128682661a7 100644
--- a/gracedb/alert.py
+++ b/gracedb/alert.py
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ import glue.ligolw.utils
 import glue.lvalert.utils
 
 def issueAlert(event, location, temp_data_loc):
-    issueXMPPAlert(event, location, temp_data_loc)
+#   Branson commented out just in case somebody is listening.
+#    issueXMPPAlert(event, location, temp_data_loc)
     issueEmailAlert(event, location)
 
 def indent(nindent, text):