# Skip Checking Galaxy Collection versions from internet

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/skip-checking-galaxy-collection-versions-from-internet/40758>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Tags:** awx, ee, galaxy-ng\
**Created:** [March 3, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/skip-checking-galaxy-collection-versions-from-internet/40758 "2025-03-03T21:17:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![trippinnik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/trippinnik/32/4308_2.png) [@trippinnik](https://forum.ansible.com/u/trippinnik)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/skip-checking-galaxy-collection-versions-from-internet/40758/1 "2025-03-03T21:17:46Z")

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I am using the servicenow.now plugin to sync inventory and even though I have installed the collection in the EE it is trying to get to the internet to install the collection. This fails and causes the project sync to fail.

I have tried pointing the requirements.yml file to a git repo, removing it all together etc. No matter how I handle this it is checking to outside. I just want to skip this as internet access is blocked (it used to work).

How do I skip this step on the Project Sync?

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**Author:** ![wayt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3be4f8/32.png) [@wayt](https://forum.ansible.com/u/wayt)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 5:23am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/skip-checking-galaxy-collection-versions-from-internet/40758/2 "2025-03-04T05:23:18Z")

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You can disable the feature globally for collection downloads as seen [here](https://docs.ansible.com/automation-controller/latest/html/administration/configure_tower_in_tower.html#jobs) with the _Enable Collection(s) Download_.

I’d expect your _project_ to contain `collections/requirements.yml` if the _collection_ containing the _plugin_ you are trying to leverage is in the EE linked to the job.

Are you attempting to install and use the `servicenow.itsm.now` or the `servicenow.servicenow.now` plugin? The `servicenow.itsm.now` is the most recently released one.

If you are able to share your _inventory file_ and `execution-environment.yml` file that would be helpful (even if you need to sanitze them.