diff --git a/extension/server/ArakoonManagement.py b/extension/server/ArakoonManagement.py
index ce784a55..78daf176 100644
--- a/extension/server/ArakoonManagement.py
+++ b/extension/server/ArakoonManagement.py
@@ -765,6 +765,7 @@ def helper(config):
 
         return result
 
+'''
     def gatherEvidence(self,
                        destination,
                        clusterCredentials=None,
@@ -936,3 +937,4 @@ def _transferFiles(self,
         
         q.system.fs.removeDirTree( archive_folder )
         q.system.fs.unlink( archive_file )
+'''
diff --git a/extension/test/server/system_tests_long.py b/extension/test/server/system_tests_long.py
index 7cb9fdac..b9d4577a 100644
--- a/extension/test/server/system_tests_long.py
+++ b/extension/test/server/system_tests_long.py
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ def do_one(n, max_wait):
             raise Exception ("Node did not catchup in a timely fashion")
 
     n = 20000
-    w = 20
+    w = 40 # 500/s should be more than enough even for dss driven vmachines
     for i in range(5):
         do_one(n,w)
         n = n * 2