diff --git a/src/canary/metta_interp.pl b/src/canary/metta_interp.pl
index c032736ed3b..20c007a66d6 100755
--- a/src/canary/metta_interp.pl
+++ b/src/canary/metta_interp.pl
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@
 maybe_halt(Seven):- option_value('halt',true),!,halt(Seven).
 maybe_halt(_):- once(pre_halt2), fail.
 maybe_halt(Seven):- fbugio(maybe_halt(Seven)), fail.
-maybe_halt(_):- !.
+%maybe_halt(_):- !.
 maybe_halt(H):- halt(H).