diff --git a/src/forge/__init__.py b/src/forge/__init__.py
index b359f9c5b..e80b3a6ac 100644
--- a/src/forge/__init__.py
+++ b/src/forge/__init__.py
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@
         os.environ["HF_HUB_ENABLE_HF_TRANSFER"] = "1"
 except ImportError:
     pass
+
+# FIXME: T245433187 remove this line after testing
+# test internal approved changes can be landed without an approval in github