diff --git a/software/ors-amarisoft/test/test.py b/software/ors-amarisoft/test/test.py
index cc6a4cca2871c3e75c6f3d350134a5bc3e186870..d135a671e0934fda057c11734aa6feb4061e236b 100644
--- a/software/ors-amarisoft/test/test.py
+++ b/software/ors-amarisoft/test/test.py
@@ -127,9 +127,10 @@ class AmariTestCase(_AmariTestCase):
     default_partition_reference = _AmariTestCase.default_partition_reference + \
                                   ' ${a:b}\n[c]\n;'
 
-    # XXX temp (faster during develop)
-    instance_max_retry = 1
-    report_max_retry = 1
+    # faster edit/try cycle during development
+    if 1:   # XXX disable yby default
+        instance_max_retry = 1
+        report_max_retry = 1
 
     @classmethod
     def requestDefaultInstance(cls, state='started'):
diff --git a/software/ors-amarisoft/test/test.sh b/software/ors-amarisoft/test/test.sh
index 5b52dd0bb21430c09447f4c0436180921d52a6e0..233123e973806e1caafb32397194eef5e3da3a79 100755
--- a/software/ors-amarisoft/test/test.sh
+++ b/software/ors-amarisoft/test/test.sh
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ export SLAPOS_TEST_LOG_DIRECTORY=`pwd`/snapshot
 #time ../k/kpython_for_test -m unittest discover -vf -k TestENB_Lopcomm
 #time ../k/kpython_for_test -m unittest discover -vf -k TestENB_Sunwave
 #time ../k/kpython_for_test -m unittest discover -vf -k TestENB_RUMultiType
-#time ../k/kpython_for_test -m unittest discover -vf -k TestUEsim_
-time ../k/kpython_for_test -m unittest discover -vf -k TestUEsim_SDR
+time ../k/kpython_for_test -m unittest discover -vf -k TestUEsim_
+#time ../k/kpython_for_test -m unittest discover -vf -k TestUEsim_SDR
 #time ../k/kpython_for_test -m unittest discover -vf -k TestUEsim_Lopcomm
 #time ../k/kpython_for_test -m unittest discover -vf -k TestUEsim_Sunwave
 #time ../k/kpython_for_test -m unittest discover -vf -k TestUEsim_RUMultiType