diff --git a/utils/stack-work-init.sh b/utils/stack-work-init.sh
index f88fabad1..c9628bf3b 100755
--- a/utils/stack-work-init.sh
+++ b/utils/stack-work-init.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 STACK_WORK_SRC=.stack-work-${JOB}
 
-if [[ -e .stack-work.lock ]]; then
-  echo ".stack-work directory is locked (lock file exists); is another stack currently running?"
-  exit 1
-fi
+#if [[ -e .stack-work.lock ]]; then
+#  echo ".stack-work directory is locked (lock file exists); is another stack currently running?"
+#  exit 1
+#fi
 
 touch .stack-work.lock
 rm -rf .stack-work