diff --git a/util/cron/test-cray-xc-arkouda.bash b/util/cron/test-cray-xc-arkouda.bash
index 68cb46acdd02..34bb51a26194 100755
--- a/util/cron/test-cray-xc-arkouda.bash
+++ b/util/cron/test-cray-xc-arkouda.bash
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export CHPL_TEST_ARKOUDA_SKIP_BUILD=true
 export CHPL_TEST_ARKOUDA_SKIP_MAKE_CHECK=true
 export CHPL_TEST_ARKOUDA_PERF=false
 export ARKOUDA_PYTEST_OPTIONS=tests/io_test.py
-nightly_args="${nightly_args} -nobuild"
+#nightly_args="${nightly_args} -nobuild"
 
 export CHPL_TEST_PERF_CONFIG_NAME='16-node-xc'
 export CHPL_NIGHTLY_TEST_CONFIG_NAME="cray-xc-arkouda"