diff --git a/make_dev_container.sh b/make_dev_container.sh
index d53c7eb2..9a2c33e0 100755
--- a/make_dev_container.sh
+++ b/make_dev_container.sh
@@ -9,14 +9,17 @@ docker container create --env-file docker/laptop-mode-env -p 28000:8000 --name s
 docker container start symposion
 docker exec symposion ./manage.py migrate
 docker exec symposion ./manage.py loaddata ./fixtures/*.json
-docker exec symposion ./manage.py populate_inventory
 docker exec symposion ./manage.py create_review_permissions
 docker exec -it symposion ./manage.py createsuperuser --username root --email root@example.com
 
+## The following sets up everything required for rego - tickets and
+## t-shirts and stuff. At this stage, it's not something we want.
+
+#docker exec symposion ./manage.py populate_inventory
+
 set +x
 echo "Now you can log into http://localhost:28000/admin"
 echo "Username: root      Password: the one you just typed twice"
 echo "If you need to test as a non-admin user, create one at"
 echo "http://localhost:28000/admin/auth/user/add/ - then log out"
 echo "and log back in at http://localhost:28000"
-