diff --git a/TestON/JenkinsFile/JenkinsfileTrigger b/TestON/JenkinsFile/JenkinsfileTrigger
index 9d4e420..056945d 100644
--- a/TestON/JenkinsFile/JenkinsfileTrigger
+++ b/TestON/JenkinsFile/JenkinsfileTrigger
@@ -30,12 +30,15 @@
 // read the passed parameters from the Jenkins.
 machines = params.machines
 manually_run = params.manual_run
+# FIXME: for now we disable any other slack notifications excpet alarms
+/*
 if ( !manually_run ){
     slackSend( color: '#03CD9F',
                message: ":sparkles:" * 16 + "\n" +
                         "Starting tests on : " + now.toString() +
                         "\n" + ":sparkles:" * 16 )
 }
+*/
 
 // store the list of the machines into the dictionary.
 machineList = machines.tokenize( "\n;, " )