diff --git a/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs b/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs
index dd828f9f..da460717 100644
--- a/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs
+++ b/ableos/src/scratchpad.rs
@@ -156,10 +156,12 @@ pub fn command_parser(user: String, command: String) {
     let bin_name = iter.next().unwrap();
 
     match bin_name {
-        "rhai" => {
-            drop(fs);
-            shell();
-        }
+        // note: able asked for rhaish to stay in the repo but will be removed
+        //       in the future so just comment it out for now
+        // "rhai" => {
+        //     drop(fs);
+        //     shell();
+        // }
         "list" | "ls" => {
             for dir_entry in list_files_in_dir(fs, current_path) {
                 println!("{}", dir_entry.file_name_string());