diff --git a/mlos_bench/mlos_bench/storage/sql/trial.py b/mlos_bench/mlos_bench/storage/sql/trial.py
index 6c2cf26cc7..8d7fe777e3 100644
--- a/mlos_bench/mlos_bench/storage/sql/trial.py
+++ b/mlos_bench/mlos_bench/storage/sql/trial.py
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ def update_telemetry(
         # and we need to keep `.update_telemetry()` idempotent; hence a loop instead of
         # a bulk upsert.
         # See Also: comments in <https://github.com/microsoft/MLOS/pull/466>
-        with self._engine.begin() as conn:
-            self._update_status(conn, status, timestamp)
+        # with self._engine.begin() as conn:
+            # self._update_status(conn, status, timestamp)
         for metric_ts, key, val in metrics:
             with self._engine.begin() as conn:
                 try: