diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 34810ec71..8bdd088f0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ before_install:
   - git submodule update --init
 
 stages:
-  - build
+#  - build
   - deploy
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/package/build_boards_manager_package.sh b/package/build_boards_manager_package.sh
index a5a5c0de5..702544ed8 100755
--- a/package/build_boards_manager_package.sh
+++ b/package/build_boards_manager_package.sh
@@ -49,13 +49,14 @@ rm -rf package/versions/$ver
 mkdir -p $outdir
 
 # Get submodules
-modules=libraries/SoftwareSerial
-for mod in $modules; do
-    echo "refreshing submodule: $mod"
-    git submodule update --init -- $mod
-    (cd $mod && git reset --hard)
-done
-echo "done with submodules"
+# useless: already cloned by travis
+#modules=libraries/SoftwareSerial
+#for mod in $modules; do
+#    echo "refreshing submodule: $mod"
+#    git submodule update --init -- $mod
+#    (cd $mod && git reset --hard)
+#done
+#echo "done with submodules"
 
 # Some files should be excluded from the package
 cat << EOF > exclude.txt
@@ -141,11 +142,12 @@ if [ ! -z "$CI_GITHUB_API_KEY" ]; then
 else
     echo "Warning: CI_GITHUB_API_KEY not set"
 fi
-echo "===================================="
-curl $curl_gh_token_arg -D - https://api.github.com/repos/esp8266/Arduino/releases
-echo "===================================="
+#echo "===================================="
+#curl $curl_gh_token_arg -D - https://api.github.com/repos/esp8266/Arduino/releases
+#echo "===================================="
 # Get previous release name
-curl --silent $curl_gh_token_arg https://api.github.com/repos/esp8266/Arduino/releases > releases.json
+echo "debug: curl --silent -D /dev/stderr $curl_gh_token_arg https://api.github.com/repos/esp8266/Arduino/releases"
+curl --silent -D /dev/stderr $curl_gh_token_arg https://api.github.com/repos/esp8266/Arduino/releases > releases.json
 # Previous final release (prerelase == false)
 prev_release=$(jq -r '. | map(select(.draft == false and .prerelease == false)) | sort_by(.created_at | - fromdateiso8601) | .[0].tag_name' releases.json)
 # Previous release (possibly a pre-release)