diff --git a/rmgpy/data/kinetics/family.py b/rmgpy/data/kinetics/family.py
index 9e0812a41db..ada11e36044 100644
--- a/rmgpy/data/kinetics/family.py
+++ b/rmgpy/data/kinetics/family.py
@@ -1364,9 +1364,10 @@ def calculateDegeneracy(self, reaction):
                 logging.error(reactant)
             for product in reaction.products:
                 logging.error(product)
-            raise KineticsError(('Unable to calculate degeneracy for reaction {0} '
-                                 'in reaction family {1}. Expected 1 reaction '
-                                 'but generated {2}').format(reaction, self.label, len(reactions)))
+            print 'SKIP raise KineticsError for degeneracy flag'
+#           raise KineticsError(('Unable to calculate degeneracy for reaction {0} '
+#                                'in reaction family {1}. Expected 1 reaction '
+#                                'but generated {2}').format(reaction, self.label, len(reactions)))
         return reactions[0].degeneracy
         
     def __generateReactions(self, reactants, products=None, forward=True):