diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 97f3e26..79c0208 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,13 @@ install_deploysuite: &install_deploysuite
             git clone --branch v1.3 https://github.com/topcoder-platform/tc-deploy-scripts ../buildscript
             cp ./../buildscript/master_deploy.sh .
             cp ./../buildscript/buildenv.sh .
-            cp ./../buildscript/awsconfiguration.sh .      
-
+            cp ./../buildscript/awsconfiguration.sh .  
+            
+maven_configuration_v1: &maven_configuration_v1
+          name: Configuring maven
+          command: |  
+            sudo sed -i '/<mirror>/,/<\/mirror>/d' /opt/apache-maven/conf/settings.xml   
+            
 build_steps: &build_steps
       # Initialization1.
       - checkout
@@ -23,7 +28,8 @@ build_steps: &build_steps
             sudo apt update
             sudo apt install jq
             sudo apt install awscli 
-      - setup_remote_docker          
+      - setup_remote_docker   
+      - run: *maven_configuration_v1
       - restore_cache:
           key: ap-review-microservice-{{ checksum "~/project/service/pom.xml" }}
       - run: mvn -f ~/project/service/pom.xml dependency:go-offline
@@ -88,7 +94,7 @@ workflows:
             branches:
               only: 
                 - dev
-                - dev-msinteg
+                - feature/jira-plat-130
                 - dev-ecs
       - "build-prod":
           context : org-global
@@ -96,4 +102,4 @@ workflows:
             branches:
               only: 
                 - master
-                - master-ecs
\ No newline at end of file
+                - master-ecs
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/com/appirio/service/review/manager/ScoreManager.java b/service/src/main/java/com/appirio/service/review/manager/ScoreManager.java
index 713b222..d06d33e 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/com/appirio/service/review/manager/ScoreManager.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/com/appirio/service/review/manager/ScoreManager.java
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@ public ScoreManager() throws SupplyException {
                 ReviewItemDAO.class);
         this.scoreDAO = DAOFactory.getInstance().createDAO(ScoreDAO.class);
         this.projectResultDAO = DAOFactory.getInstance().createDAO(ProjectResultDAO.class);
-        this.eventProducer = EventProducer.getInstance();
+        /**
+            //jira-plat-130, hard cut the legacy publishing
+            this.eventProducer =  EventProducer.getInstance();
+        */
+        this.eventProducer =  null;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -356,7 +360,13 @@ public void updateScores(List<ReviewItem> reviewItems, AuthUser auth) throws Exc
     private void publishKafkaEvent(JsonNode json, String topic) {
         // fire an event on to the kafka bus
         try {
-            eventProducer.publish(topic, json);
+            if (eventProducer != null) {
+		eventProducer.publish(topic, json);
+            } else {
+		// jira-plat-130, hard cut the leagacy kafka
+
+              logger.info("jira-plat-130, hard cut the legacy publishing for topic: " + topic);
+             }
         } catch (EmptyEventException e) {
             logger.info("Failed to publish message " + e.getMessage());
         } catch (EncodingEventException e) {