diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index f0bb29e76..6261a05bb 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.3.0
+1.3.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/linux/base_build.sh b/scripts/linux/base_build.sh
index 80144b4d1..39b325c4d 100755
--- a/scripts/linux/base_build.sh
+++ b/scripts/linux/base_build.sh
@@ -1340,23 +1340,25 @@ fi
 # this is common to Mac and Linux, so it needs to be outside of the above
 if [ $PREREQS -eq 1 ]; then 
 
-  if [ -d $SCRIMMAGE_GIT_ROOT ]; then
-      cd $INSTALL_DIR
-      rm -rf scrimmage
-  fi
-  
-  echo "Installing SCRIMMAGE Dependencies"
-  cd $INSTALL_DIR
-  git clone https://github.com/gtri/scrimmage
-  SCRIMMAGE_REPO_RESULT=$?
+  if [ $SCRIMMAGE -eq 1 ]; then
+    if [ -d $SCRIMMAGE_GIT_ROOT ]; then
+        cd $INSTALL_DIR
+        rm -rf scrimmage
+    fi
   
-  cd scrimmage
-  sudo ./setup/install-binaries.sh -e 0 -p 3
-  sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:kevin-demarco/scrimmage
-  sudo apt-get update
-  sudo apt-get install scrimmage-dependencies
-  source /opt/scrimmage/*/setup.sh
-  echo "SCRIMMAGE Dependencies Installed"
+    echo "Installing SCRIMMAGE Dependencies"
+    cd $INSTALL_DIR
+    git clone https://github.com/gtri/scrimmage
+    SCRIMMAGE_REPO_RESULT=$?
+    
+    cd scrimmage
+    sudo ./setup/install-binaries.sh -e 0 -p 3
+    sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:kevin-demarco/scrimmage
+    sudo apt-get update
+    sudo apt-get install scrimmage-dependencies
+    source /opt/scrimmage/*/setup.sh
+    echo "SCRIMMAGE Dependencies Installed"
+  fi
 
   if [ $OSC -eq 1 ]; then
     if [ ! -d $OSC_ROOT ]; then