diff --git a/ci/scripts/driver.sh b/ci/scripts/driver.sh
index 0f53ebff6f..70244506a8 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/driver.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/driver.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ set -eux
 # development branch for the global-workflow repo.  It then stages tests directories per
 # PR number and calls clone-build_ci.sh to perform a clone and full build from the PR.
 # It then is ready to run a suite of regression tests with various configurations
+# no op for CI self test
 #######################################################################################
 
 export REPO_URL=${REPO_URL:-"git@github.com:NOAA-EMC/global-workflow.git"}