diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index cd792405f38ae494dfbb7923e517810f52846abe..26ae4976371ab06f97a0f42147be606565208c6a 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ if [ "${DELETE}" = "YES" ] ; then
 fi
 
 # download the irdb packages, line below downloads zip files
-#python -c 'import scopesim; scopesim.download_packages(["Armazones", "ELT", "MICADO", "LFOA", "MAORY"])'
+python -c 'import scopesim; scopesim.download_packages(["Armazones", "ELT", "MICADO", "LFOA", "MAORY"])'
 # TODO git checkout the irdb repo and point to it
-rm -Rf inst_pkgs
-git clone https://github.com/AstarVienna/irdb.git
-ln -s irdb inst_pkgs
+#rm -Rf inst_pkgs
+#git clone https://github.com/AstarVienna/irdb.git
+#ln -s irdb inst_pkgs
 
 python src/micado/toolbox/yaml_from_did.py
 python src/micado/toolbox/python_from_vodml.py
diff --git a/conda-recipe/run_test.sh b/conda-recipe/run_test.sh
index 562e7aa9b057761d82471d5a23d8021a2aad8c8f..113e979203ceb0b1ec5336d144070b2646a21903 100755
--- a/conda-recipe/run_test.sh
+++ b/conda-recipe/run_test.sh
@@ -65,11 +65,13 @@ python -c "import scopesim_templates" || pip install "ScopeSIM_Templates==0.4.2"
 # TODO: Fetch ScopeSim data package.
 
 # IRDB
-#python -c 'import scopesim; scopesim.download_packages(["Armazones", "ELT", "MICADO", "LFOA", "MAORY"])'
+python -c 'import scopesim; scopesim.download_packages(["Armazones", "ELT", "MICADO", "LFOA", "MAORY"])'
+# or install via pip install ?
 #pip install git+https://github.com/AstarVienna/irdb.git@master
-rm -Rf inst_pkgs
-git clone https://github.com/AstarVienna/irdb.git
-ln -s irdb inst_pkgs
+# or use git clone ?
+#rm -Rf inst_pkgs
+#git clone https://github.com/AstarVienna/irdb.git
+#ln -s irdb inst_pkgs
 
 
 if [[ -n ${MICADO_INTEGRATION_TESTS:+x} ]]; then