diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 472ce3accc40c2164d63ce0d06407514826c6cad..729eeb20451006a553444d566aedef2a5d54901b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ variables:
 stages:
     - build
     - test
-    - benchmark
     - release
 
 before_script:
@@ -42,24 +41,6 @@ test_check:
     - docker pull $CONTAINER_TEST_IMAGE
     - docker run $CONTAINER_TEST_IMAGE /trainbenchmark/gradlew --no-daemon check
 
-benchmark_inject:
-  stage: benchmark
-  tags:
-      - dockered
-  script:
-    - docker pull $CONTAINER_TEST_IMAGE
-    - docker run $CONTAINER_TEST_IMAGE /trainbenchmark/gradlew --no-daemon individualInjectBenchmark
-
-benchmark_repair:
-  stage: benchmark
-  tags:
-      - dockered
-  script:
-    - docker pull $CONTAINER_TEST_IMAGE
-    - docker run $CONTAINER_TEST_IMAGE /trainbenchmark/gradlew --no-daemon individualRepairBenchmark
-
-
-
 release-image:
     stage: release
     tags:
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 851b0979490a02df9577342f262bad782894a488..937fbbe33489cdca41538f5ed25366b7a7dc9fc9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -116,9 +116,11 @@ RUN chown -R user:user /trainbenchmark
 USER user
 
 RUN ./gradlew --no-daemon initScripts
+# first time shadowJar always fails with jastadd-specialized
 RUN ./gradlew --no-daemon build shadowJar -x test; true
-RUN ./gradlew --no-daemon build shadowJar -x test; true
-RUN ./gradlew --no-daemon generate
+RUN ./gradlew --no-daemon build shadowJar -x test
+
+# RUN ./gradlew --no-daemon generate
 
 # RUN ./gradlew --no-daemon individualInjectBenchmark
 # RUN ./gradlew --no-daemon individualRepairBenchmark