diff --git a/drinfomon.lic b/drinfomon.lic
index 649042e0aa..0d6f560d68 100644
--- a/drinfomon.lic
+++ b/drinfomon.lic
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   Documentation: https://elanthipedia.play.net/Lich_script_development#drinfomon
 =end
 
-$DRINFOMON_VERSION = '2.0.33'
+$DRINFOMON_VERSION = '2.0.34'
 
 no_kill_all
 no_pause_all
@@ -1367,7 +1367,10 @@ check_exp_all.call
 
 # Wait for exp/info to have been parsed before we continue
 # otherwise scripts that rely on this data will error.
-pause 0.05 while DRSkill.list.empty?
+# 10 October 2023 - Commenting this line out, as it causes on a hang fresh out of the character creator
+# and seemingly adds no real value otherwise. Will delete this line in a month, along with these comment
+# lines.
+# pause 0.05 while DRSkill.list.empty?
 # Note, while dead we cannot check your info, so we skip in that scenario.
 # If you're alive, we wait til a reasonable sample of info has been populated.
 # Race and Guild represent the start of info lines, Favors and TDPs represent the end.