diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/lib/stats.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/lib/stats.rb
index 65f3558c3..a687f00a7 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/lib/stats.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/lib/stats.rb
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ module JamRuby
       influxdb_port = options[:influxdb_port]
       influxdb_async = options[:influxdb_async].nil? ? true : options[:influxdb_async]
 
+      # WHEN WE TRY TO BRING INFLUX BACK, TAKE THIS OUT
+      influx_db_right_now = false
 
-      if influxdb_database && influxdb_database.length > 0
+      if influx_db_right_now && influxdb_database && influxdb_database.length > 0
         @client = InfluxDB::Client.new influxdb_database,
                                        username: influxdb_username,
                                        password: influxdb_password,
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/resque/resque_hooks.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/resque/resque_hooks.rb
index be09d0925..e58298569 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/resque/resque_hooks.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/resque/resque_hooks.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Resque.before_first_fork do
   end
 
   JamRuby::Stats.init(config)
+
 end
 # https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/forked-pg-connections
 Resque.before_fork do
diff --git a/web/config/application.rb b/web/config/application.rb
index 7ea572ec1..e6c93d40b 100644
--- a/web/config/application.rb
+++ b/web/config/application.rb
@@ -348,7 +348,8 @@ if defined?(Bundler)
     config.influxdb_unsafe_password = "root" # these are exposed to JavaScript
     config.influxdb_hosts    = ["localhost"]
     config.influxdb_port     = 8086
-    config.influxdb_ignored_environments = ENV["INFLUXDB_ENABLED"] == '1' ? ['test', 'cucumber'] : ['test', 'cucumber', 'development']
+    #config.influxdb_ignored_environments = ENV["INFLUXDB_ENABLED"] == '1' ? ['test', 'cucumber'] : ['test', 'cucumber', 'development']
+    config.influxdb_ignored_environments = ['test', 'cucumber', 'development', 'production']
 
     config.allow_spikes = false
     config.show_jamblaster_kickstarter_link = true