diff --git a/.github/workflows/ansible-configure-if-vm.yml b/.github/workflows/ansible-configure-if-vm.yml
index 2073b319..a66791cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ansible-configure-if-vm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ansible-configure-if-vm.yml
@@ -32,38 +32,48 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Template Ansible vars file
-        uses: cuchi/jinja2-action@v1.2.2
-        with:
-          template: ansible/templates/group_vars_all.yml.j2
-          output_file: ansible/group_vars/all.yml
-
-      - name: Template Ansible inventory
-        uses: cuchi/jinja2-action@v1.2.2
-        with:
-          template: ansible/templates/inventory.ini.j2
-          output_file: ansible/inventory.ini
-
       - name: Template Ansible private key file
         uses: cuchi/jinja2-action@v1.2.2
         with:
           template: ansible/templates/ansible_ssh_key.j2
           output_file: ansible/ansible_ssh_key
 
-      - name: Install Ansible
-        run: |
-          pip3 install ansible
+      - run: |
+          chmod 600 ansible/ansible_ssh_key
+          ssh -i ansible/ansible_ssh_key azureadmin@13.81.1.208 'echo test'
+
+#       - name: Template Ansible vars file
+#         uses: cuchi/jinja2-action@v1.2.2
+#         with:
+#           template: ansible/templates/group_vars_all.yml.j2
+#           output_file: ansible/group_vars/all.yml
+
+#       - name: Template Ansible inventory
+#         uses: cuchi/jinja2-action@v1.2.2
+#         with:
+#           template: ansible/templates/inventory.ini.j2
+#           output_file: ansible/inventory.ini
+
+#       - name: Template Ansible private key file
+#         uses: cuchi/jinja2-action@v1.2.2
+#         with:
+#           template: ansible/templates/ansible_ssh_key.j2
+#           output_file: ansible/ansible_ssh_key
+
+#       - name: Install Ansible
+#         run: |
+#           pip3 install ansible
 
-      - name: Print Ansible Version
-        run: ansible-playbook --version
+#       - name: Print Ansible Version
+#         run: ansible-playbook --version
 
-      - name: Configure VM with ansible
-        run: |
-          cd ansible
-          eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
-          chmod 600 ansible_ssh_key
-          ssh-add ansible_ssh_key
-          cat inventory.ini
-          ansible-playbook configure-image-factory-vm.yml
+#       - name: Configure VM with ansible
+#         run: |
+#           cd ansible
+#           eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
+#           chmod 600 ansible_ssh_key
+#           ssh-add ansible_ssh_key
+#           cat inventory.ini
+#           ansible-playbook configure-image-factory-vm.yml
 
-# Test comment to trigger build #
+# # Test comment to trigger build #