diff --git a/src/spinit.in b/src/spinit.in
index 865409c23..81a9ea124 100644
--- a/src/spinit.in
+++ b/src/spinit.in
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ set x11lineararcs
 ** default (if compiled with --enable-openmp) is: 2
 *set num_threads=4
 
+* uncomment if central osdi management is set up
+unset osdi_enabled
+
 * Load the codemodels
 if $?xspice_enabled
 
diff --git a/visualc/spinit_all b/visualc/spinit_all
index 2372a3bfa..cadc85c00 100644
--- a/visualc/spinit_all
+++ b/visualc/spinit_all
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ set filetype=ascii
 set num_threads=4
 set interactive
 
+* uncomment if central osdi management is set up
+unset osdi_enabled
+
 * Load the codemodels
 if $?xspice_enabled
 
diff --git a/visualc/spinitd b/visualc/spinitd
index 3e950d6f1..97c22742e 100644
--- a/visualc/spinitd
+++ b/visualc/spinitd
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ set filetype=ascii
 set num_threads=8
 *set interactive
 
+* uncomment if central osdi management is set up
+unset osdi_enabled
+
 * Load the codemodels
 if $?xspice_enabled
 
diff --git a/visualc/spinitd64 b/visualc/spinitd64
index 37d14f00a..318709bf4 100644
--- a/visualc/spinitd64
+++ b/visualc/spinitd64
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ set filetype=ascii
 set num_threads=4
 set interactive
 
+* uncomment if central osdi management is set up
+unset osdi_enabled
+
 * Load the codemodels
 if $?xspice_enabled
 
diff --git a/visualc/spinitr b/visualc/spinitr
index a6e2656c3..3781f2938 100644
--- a/visualc/spinitr
+++ b/visualc/spinitr
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ set filetype=ascii
 set num_threads=8
 *set interactive
 
+* uncomment if central osdi management is set up
+unset osdi_enabled
+
 * Load the codemodels
 if $?xspice_enabled
 
diff --git a/visualc/spinitr64 b/visualc/spinitr64
index a1a66ef4b..09376215e 100644
--- a/visualc/spinitr64
+++ b/visualc/spinitr64
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ set filetype=ascii
 set num_threads=8
 *set interactive
 
+* uncomment if central osdi management is set up
+unset osdi_enabled
+
 * Load the codemodels
 if $?xspice_enabled