diff --git a/dev-infrastructure/scripts/istio.sh b/dev-infrastructure/scripts/istio.sh
index e3a97a0c8..5c445a8a7 100755
--- a/dev-infrastructure/scripts/istio.sh
+++ b/dev-infrastructure/scripts/istio.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ echo "==========================================================================
 
 ISTIO_NAMESPACE="aks-istio-system"
 CURRENT_TAG_REVISION=$(istioctl tag list --istioNamespace "${ISTIO_NAMESPACE}" -o json | jq --arg tag "${TAG}" '.[] | select(.tag == $tag).revision' -r)
-
+CURRENT_VERSION=$(kubectl get pods -n aks-istio-system -o jsonpath="{.items[0].metadata.name}" | grep -oP '(?<=istiod-)[^-]+-[^-]+-[^-]+')
 echo "********** Ensure tag ${TAG} exists **************"
 if [ -z "$CURRENT_TAG_REVISION" ]; then
     echo "Tag ${TAG} does not exist yet. Creating it with version ${CURRENT_VERSION}"
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ echo "********** Istio Upgrade Started with version ${NEWVERSION} **************
 
 istioctl tag set "$TAG" --revision "${NEWVERSION}" --istioNamespace ${ISTIO_NAMESPACE} --overwrite
 
-# Get the namespaces with the label istio.io/rev=$TAG
+#Get the namespaces with the label istio.io/rev=$TAG
 for namespace in $( kubectl get namespaces --selector=istio.io/rev="$TAG" -o jsonpath='{.items[*].metadata.name}' ); do
     for pod in $( kubectl get pods -n "$namespace" -o jsonpath='{.items[*].metadata.name}' ); do
         istio_version=$(kubectl get pod "$pod" -n "$namespace" -o jsonpath='{.metadata.annotations.sidecar\.istio\.io/status}' | grep -oP '(?<="revision":")[^"]*')
@@ -113,4 +113,5 @@ for namespace in $( kubectl get namespaces --selector=istio.io/rev="$TAG" -o jso
     done
 done
 
+
 echo "********** ISTIO Upgrade Finished**************"
diff --git a/dev-infrastructure/svc-pipeline.yaml b/dev-infrastructure/svc-pipeline.yaml
index 211e7e0e5..4226a725b 100644
--- a/dev-infrastructure/svc-pipeline.yaml
+++ b/dev-infrastructure/svc-pipeline.yaml
@@ -6,38 +6,36 @@ resourceGroups:
   subscription: {{ .svc.subscription }}
   aksCluster: {{ .aksName }}
   steps:
-  - name: svc-infra
-    action: ARM
-    template: templates/svc-infra.bicep
-    parameters: configurations/svc-infra.tmpl.bicepparam
-  - name: svc
-    action: ARM
-    template: templates/svc-cluster.bicep
-    parameters: configurations/svc-cluster.tmpl.bicepparam
-    dependsOn:
-    - svc-infra
-  - name: enable-metrics
-    action: Shell
-    command: scripts/enable-aks-metrics.sh
-    variables:
-    - name: RESOURCEGROUP
-      configRef: svc.rg
-    - name: AKS_NAME
-      configRef: aksName
-    - name: GRAFANA_RESOURCEGROUP
-      configRef: regionRG
-    - name: MONITORING_WORKSPACE_NAME
-      configRef: monitoring.workspaceName
-    - name: GRAFANA_NAME
-      configRef: monitoring.grafanaName
-    dependsOn:
-    - svc
+  # - name: svc-infra
+  #   action: ARM
+  #   template: templates/svc-infra.bicep
+  #   parameters: configurations/svc-infra.tmpl.bicepparam
+  # - name: svc
+  #   action: ARM
+  #   template: templates/svc-cluster.bicep
+  #   parameters: configurations/svc-cluster.tmpl.bicepparam
+  #   dependsOn:
+  #   - svc-infra
+  # - name: enable-metrics
+  #   action: Shell
+  #   command: scripts/enable-aks-metrics.sh
+  #   variables:
+  #   - name: RESOURCEGROUP
+  #     configRef: svc.rg
+  #   - name: AKS_NAME
+  #     configRef: aksName
+  #   - name: GRAFANA_RESOURCEGROUP
+  #     configRef: regionRG
+  #   - name: MONITORING_WORKSPACE_NAME
+  #     configRef: monitoring.workspaceName
+  #   - name: GRAFANA_NAME
+  #     configRef: monitoring.grafanaName
+  #   dependsOn:
+  #   - svc
   - name: istio
     action: Shell
     command: scripts/istio.sh
     variables:
-    - name: CURRENT_VERSION
-      configRef: svc.istio.version
     - name: TARGET_VERSION
       configRef: svc.istio.targetVersion
     - name: ISTIOCTL_VERSION
@@ -46,5 +44,5 @@ resourceGroups:
       configRef: svc.istio.url
     - name: TAG
       configRef: svc.istio.tag
-    dependsOn:
-    - enable-metrics
+    # dependsOn:
+    # - enable-metrics