diff --git a/.azure/azure-ci-build-pipeline.yaml b/.azure/azure-ci-build-pipeline.yaml
index dcfbde0e..9faaffaf 100644
--- a/.azure/azure-ci-build-pipeline.yaml
+++ b/.azure/azure-ci-build-pipeline.yaml
@@ -14,36 +14,36 @@ parameters:
   - name: matrix
     type: object
     default:
-    - job_name: 'UbuntuPython38'
-      py: '3.8'
-      img: 'ubuntu-latest'
-      every_time: false
-      publish_coverage: false
+    # - job_name: 'UbuntuPython38'
+    #   py: '3.8'
+    #   img: 'ubuntu-latest'
+    #   every_time: false
+    #   publish_coverage: false
     - job_name: 'UbuntuPython310'
       py: '3.10'
       img: 'ubuntu-latest'
       every_time: true
       publish_coverage: true
-    - job_name: 'WindowsPython38'
-      py: '3.8'
-      img: 'windows-latest'
-      every_time: false
-      publish_coverage: false
-    - job_name: 'WindowsPython310'
-      py: '3.10'
-      img: 'windows-latest'
-      every_time: false
-      publish_coverage: false
-    - job_name: 'MacOSPython38'
-      py: '3.8'
-      img: 'macOS-latest'
-      every_time: false
-      publish_coverage: false
-    - job_name: 'MacOSPython310'
-      py: '3.10'
-      img: 'macOS-latest'
-      every_time: false
-      publish_coverage: false
+    # - job_name: 'WindowsPython38'
+    #   py: '3.8'
+    #   img: 'windows-latest'
+    #   every_time: false
+    #   publish_coverage: false
+    # - job_name: 'WindowsPython310'
+    #   py: '3.10'
+    #   img: 'windows-latest'
+    #   every_time: false
+    #   publish_coverage: false
+    # - job_name: 'MacOSPython38'
+    #   py: '3.8'
+    #   img: 'macOS-latest'
+    #   every_time: false
+    #   publish_coverage: false
+    # - job_name: 'MacOSPython310'
+    #   py: '3.10'
+    #   img: 'macOS-latest'
+    #   every_time: false
+    #   publish_coverage: false
 
 stages:
   - stage: Test
diff --git a/src/primaite/session/environment.py b/src/primaite/session/environment.py
index ce9699d4..4fdbbe34 100644
--- a/src/primaite/session/environment.py
+++ b/src/primaite/session/environment.py
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ class PrimaiteGymEnv(gymnasium.Env):
         super().__init__()
         self.game_config: Dict = game_config
         """PrimaiteGame definition. This can be changed between episodes to enable curriculum learning."""
+        self.io = PrimaiteIO.from_config(game_config.get("io_settings", {}))
+        """Handles IO for the environment. This produces sys logs, agent logs, etc."""
         self.game: PrimaiteGame = PrimaiteGame.from_config(copy.deepcopy(self.game_config))
         """Current game."""
         self._agent_name = next(iter(self.game.rl_agents))
@@ -36,9 +38,6 @@ class PrimaiteGymEnv(gymnasium.Env):
         self.episode_counter: int = 0
         """Current episode number."""
 
-        self.io = PrimaiteIO.from_config(game_config.get("io_settings", {}))
-        """Handles IO for the environment. This produces sys logs, agent logs, etc."""
-
     @property
     def agent(self) -> ProxyAgent:
         """Grab a fresh reference to the agent object because it will be reinstantiated each episode."""
@@ -168,6 +167,8 @@ class PrimaiteRayMARLEnv(MultiAgentEnv):
         """
         self.game_config: Dict = env_config
         """PrimaiteGame definition. This can be changed between episodes to enable curriculum learning."""
+        self.io = PrimaiteIO.from_config(env_config.get("io_settings"))
+        """Handles IO for the environment. This produces sys logs, agent logs, etc."""
         self.game: PrimaiteGame = PrimaiteGame.from_config(copy.deepcopy(self.game_config))
         """Reference to the primaite game"""
         self._agent_ids = list(self.game.rl_agents.keys())
@@ -187,9 +188,6 @@ class PrimaiteRayMARLEnv(MultiAgentEnv):
             {name: agent.action_manager.space for name, agent in self.agents.items()}
         )
 
-        self.io = PrimaiteIO.from_config(env_config.get("io_settings"))
-        """Handles IO for the environment. This produces sys logs, agent logs, etc."""
-
         super().__init__()
 
     @property