diff --git a/torchao/__init__.py b/torchao/__init__.py
index b910af3d7e..07ba5abed0 100644
--- a/torchao/__init__.py
+++ b/torchao/__init__.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import warnings
 warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message="Failed to initialize NumPy: No module named 'numpy'")
 
+raise ValueError("BREAK")
 
 # We use this "hack" to set torchao.__version__ correctly
 # the version of ao is dependent on environment variables for multiple architectures