diff --git a/examples/chef/chef.py b/examples/chef/chef.py
index df44dae7d28672..9029945b471a94 100755
--- a/examples/chef/chef.py
+++ b/examples/chef/chef.py
@@ -98,11 +98,16 @@ def check_python_version() -> None:
 
 
 def check_zap_master() -> str:
-    """Produces hash of ZAP submodule in branch master"""
-    git_cmd = ["git", "ls-tree", "master", "third_party/zap/repo"]
-    zap_commit = str(subprocess.check_output(git_cmd, cwd=_REPO_BASE_PATH))
-    zap_commit = zap_commit.split(" ")[2]
-    zap_commit = zap_commit[:zap_commit.index("\\")]
+    """Produces hash of ZAP submodule in branch master
+    This will need to be replaced with stateful shell once it supports output
+    The branch should be taken as a parameter
+    Old code to show intent:
+    # git_cmd = ["git", "ls-tree", "master", "third_party/zap/repo"]
+    # zap_commit = str(subprocess.check_output(git_cmd, cwd=_REPO_BASE_PATH))
+    # zap_commit = zap_commit.split(" ")[2]
+    # zap_commit = zap_commit[:zap_commit.index("\\")]
+    """
+    zap_commit = 'TEMP DISABLED'
     flush_print(f"zap commit: {zap_commit}")
     return zap_commit
 
diff --git a/examples/chef/cimanifest.json b/examples/chef/cimanifest.json
index c1ee0ed009737c..ca576bba65b1a7 100644
--- a/examples/chef/cimanifest.json
+++ b/examples/chef/cimanifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
     "lighting-app": "81a1262e611fab1a71ac4129b91cec0f",
-    "zap_commit": "6594a9257ce96ee6d852eed052939849b31259fc"
+    "zap_commit": "TEMP DISABLED"
 }