diff --git a/src/variant.cpp b/src/variant.cpp
index 8a5df9eda..6e2e62fff 100644
--- a/src/variant.cpp
+++ b/src/variant.cpp
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ namespace {
         v->add_piece(MUSKETEER_CANNON, 'o');
         //"********/rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR/******** w KQkq - 0 1"
         v->startFen = "********/rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR/******** w KQkq - 0 1";
-        v->commitGates = true;
+        //v->commitGates = true;
         v->promotionPieceTypes = {LEOPARD, MUSKETEER_CANNON, QUEEN, ROOK, BISHOP, KNIGHT}; // refer to PieceToCharTable to know the piece combination that can be promoted apart from the classic chess pieces
         return v;
     }