diff --git a/endpoints/verbs.py b/endpoints/verbs.py
index 191357de9..224ac082b 100644
--- a/endpoints/verbs.py
+++ b/endpoints/verbs.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 import json
 import hashlib
+import uuid
 
 from flask import redirect, Blueprint, abort, send_file, make_response
 
@@ -166,27 +167,26 @@ def _repo_verb(namespace, repository, tag, verb, formatter, sign=False, checker=
   track_and_log('repo_verb', repo_image.repository, tag=tag, verb=verb, **kwargs)
 
   # Lookup/create the derived image storage for the verb.
-  derived = model.storage.find_or_create_derived_storage(repo_image.storage, verb,
-                                                         store.preferred_locations[0])
+  #derived = model.storage.find_or_create_derived_storage(repo_image.storage, verb,
+  #                                                       store.preferred_locations[0])
 
-  if not derived.uploading:
-    logger.debug('Derived %s image %s exists in storage', verb, derived.uuid)
-    derived_layer_path = model.storage.get_layer_path(derived)
-    download_url = store.get_direct_download_url(derived.locations, derived_layer_path)
-    if download_url:
-      logger.debug('Redirecting to download URL for derived %s image %s', verb, derived.uuid)
-      return redirect(download_url)
+  #if not derived.uploading:
+  #  logger.debug('Derived %s image %s exists in storage', verb, derived.uuid)
+  #  derived_layer_path = model.storage.get_layer_path(derived)
+  #  download_url = store.get_direct_download_url(derived.locations, derived_layer_path)
+  #  if download_url:
+  #    logger.debug('Redirecting to download URL for derived %s image %s', verb, derived.uuid)
+  #    return redirect(download_url)
 
-    # Close the database handle here for this process before we send the long download.
-    database.close_db_filter(None)
+  #  # Close the database handle here for this process before we send the long download.
+  #  database.close_db_filter(None)
 
-    logger.debug('Sending cached derived %s image %s', verb, derived.uuid)
-    return send_file(store.stream_read_file(derived.locations, derived_layer_path))
+  #  logger.debug('Sending cached derived %s image %s', verb, derived.uuid)
+  #  return send_file(store.stream_read_file(derived.locations, derived_layer_path))
 
-  # Load the full image list for the image.
-  full_image_list = model.image.get_image_layers(repo_image)
+  derived_uuid = str(uuid.uuid4())
 
-  logger.debug('Building and returning derived %s image %s', verb, derived.uuid)
+  logger.debug('Building and returning derived %s image %s', verb, derived_uuid)
 
   # Load the image's JSON layer.
   if not image_json:
@@ -207,23 +207,23 @@ def _repo_verb(namespace, repository, tag, verb, formatter, sign=False, checker=
                                args, finished=_cleanup)
 
   client_queue_file = QueueFile(queue_process.create_queue(), 'client')
-  storage_queue_file = QueueFile(queue_process.create_queue(), 'storage')
+  #storage_queue_file = QueueFile(queue_process.create_queue(), 'storage')
 
   # If signing is required, add a QueueFile for signing the image as we stream it out.
-  signing_queue_file = None
-  if sign and signer.name:
-    signing_queue_file = QueueFile(queue_process.create_queue(), 'signing')
+  #signing_queue_file = None
+  #if sign and signer.name:
+  #  signing_queue_file = QueueFile(queue_process.create_queue(), 'signing')
 
   # Start building.
   queue_process.run()
 
   # Start the storage saving.
-  storage_args = (verb, derived.uuid, derived.locations, storage_queue_file)
-  QueueProcess.run_process(_write_synthetic_image_to_storage, storage_args, finished=_cleanup)
+  #storage_args = (verb, derived_uuid, derived.locations, storage_queue_file)
+  #QueueProcess.run_process(_write_synthetic_image_to_storage, storage_args, finished=_cleanup)
 
-  if sign and signer.name:
-    signing_args = (verb, derived.uuid, signing_queue_file)
-    QueueProcess.run_process(_sign_sythentic_image, signing_args, finished=_cleanup)
+  #if sign and signer.name:
+  #  signing_args = (verb, derived_uuid, signing_queue_file)
+  #  QueueProcess.run_process(_sign_sythentic_image, signing_args, finished=_cleanup)
 
   # Close the database handle here for this process before we send the long download.
   database.close_db_filter(None)