diff --git a/src/main/java/gov/usgs/earthquake/nshmp/www/PrimingResource.java b/src/main/java/gov/usgs/earthquake/nshmp/www/PrimingResource.java
index 5a5c3bbd8c4573ad6d93453b96198e1d9994615f..1e9ffe230847a34e153af235bce978fd6db6c23d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gov/usgs/earthquake/nshmp/www/PrimingResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gov/usgs/earthquake/nshmp/www/PrimingResource.java
@@ -36,22 +36,8 @@ public class PrimingResource implements OrderedResource {
   /* Test sites */
   private static final List<NamedLocation> LOCATIONS = List.of(
       NshmpSite.LOS_ANGELES_CA,
-      NshmpSite.SAN_FRANCISCO_CA,
-      NshmpSite.SEATTLE_WA,
-      NshmpSite.SALT_LAKE_CITY_UT,
-      NshmpSite.RENO_NV,
-      NshmpSite.NEW_MADRID_MO,
-      NshmpSite.BOSTON_MA,
-      NshmpSite.NEW_YORK_NY,
-      NshmpSite.CHICAGO_IL,
       NshmpSite.ANCHORAGE_AK,
-      NshmpSite.FAIRBANKS_AK,
-      NshmpSite.JUNEAU_AK,
-      NshmpSite.KODIAK_AK,
-      NshmpSite.VALDEZ_AK,
       NshmpSite.HILO_HI,
-      NshmpSite.HONOLULU_HI,
-      NshmpSite.KAILUA_KONA_HI,
       NshmpSite.SAN_JUAN_PR);
 
   @Value("${nshmp-haz.model-path}")
@@ -62,10 +48,11 @@ public class PrimingResource implements OrderedResource {
 
   @Override
   public void beforeCheckpoint(Context<? extends Resource> context) throws Exception {
-    var model = ServletUtil.loadModel(modelPath);
-    ServletUtil.model(model);
-    updateParameter();
     if (!gmmDeploy) {
+      var model = ServletUtil.loadModel(modelPath);
+      ServletUtil.model(model);
+      updateParameter();
+
       var region = Regions.createRectangular("Bounds", model.bounds().min, model.bounds().max);
 
       try (MicronautLambdaHandler handler = new MicronautLambdaHandler()) {