diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f2b823c6..8a579fb8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.21
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/samber/lo v1.47.0
-	github.com/tj/assert v0.0.3
 	go.uber.org/mock v0.4.0
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.20.0
 )
diff --git a/model/custom_ruleset_test.go b/model/custom_ruleset_test.go
index 787b71cf..c3c367ac 100644
--- a/model/custom_ruleset_test.go
+++ b/model/custom_ruleset_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ package model
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/tj/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestGetCustomRulesetsDefault(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/model/detection_test.go b/model/detection_test.go
index 7a546783..ca3d6d2b 100644
--- a/model/detection_test.go
+++ b/model/detection_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/security-onion-solutions/securityonion-soc/util"
-	"github.com/tj/assert"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestDetectionOverrideValidate(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/model/rulerepo_test.go b/model/rulerepo_test.go
index 5313ba35..5d52cc21 100644
--- a/model/rulerepo_test.go
+++ b/model/rulerepo_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/security-onion-solutions/securityonion-soc/util"
 
-	"github.com/tj/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestGetRepos(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/server/modules/detections/ai_summary.go b/server/modules/detections/ai_summary.go
index a9e24737..44d7db6a 100644
--- a/server/modules/detections/ai_summary.go
+++ b/server/modules/detections/ai_summary.go
@@ -20,11 +20,17 @@ var lastSuccessfulAiUpdate time.Time
 
 type AiLoader interface {
 	LoadAuxiliaryData(summaries []*model.AiSummary) error
+	IsAirgapped() bool
 }
 
 //go:generate mockgen -destination mock/mock_ailoader.go -package mock . AiLoader
 
 func RefreshAiSummaries(eng AiLoader, lang model.SigLanguage, isRunning *bool, aiRepoPath string, aiRepoUrl string, aiRepoBranch string, logger *log.Entry, iom IOManager) error {
+	if eng.IsAirgapped() {
+		logger.Debug("skipping AI summary update because airgap is enabled")
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	err := updateAiRepo(isRunning, aiRepoPath, aiRepoUrl, aiRepoBranch, iom)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, ErrModuleStopped) {
diff --git a/server/modules/detections/ai_summary_test.go b/server/modules/detections/ai_summary_test.go
index 1ba471e7..c48442e8 100644
--- a/server/modules/detections/ai_summary_test.go
+++ b/server/modules/detections/ai_summary_test.go
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/apex/log"
 	"github.com/security-onion-solutions/securityonion-soc/model"
 	"github.com/security-onion-solutions/securityonion-soc/server/modules/detections/mock"
 
-	"github.com/tj/assert"
+	"github.com/apex/log"
+	"github.com/apex/log/handlers/memory"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
 )
 
@@ -26,6 +27,22 @@ func TestRefreshAiSummaries(t *testing.T) {
 	iom := mock.NewMockIOManager(ctrl)
 	loader := mock.NewMockAiLoader(ctrl)
 
+	h := memory.New()
+	lg := &log.Logger{Handler: h, Level: log.DebugLevel}
+	logger := lg.WithField("test", true)
+
+	loader.EXPECT().IsAirgapped().Return(true)
+
+	err := RefreshAiSummaries(loader, model.SigLanguage(""), nil, "", "", "", logger, nil)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, len(h.Entries), 1)
+
+	msg := h.Entries[0]
+	assert.Equal(t, msg.Message, "skipping AI summary update because airgap is enabled")
+	assert.Equal(t, msg.Level, log.DebugLevel)
+
+	loader.EXPECT().IsAirgapped().Return(false)
 	iom.EXPECT().ReadDir("baseRepoFolder").Return([]fs.DirEntry{}, nil)
 	iom.EXPECT().CloneRepo(gomock.Any(), "baseRepoFolder/repo1", repo, &branch).Return(nil)
 	iom.EXPECT().ReadFile("baseRepoFolder/repo1/detections-ai/sigma_summaries.yaml").Return([]byte(summaries), nil)
@@ -54,10 +71,8 @@ func TestRefreshAiSummaries(t *testing.T) {
 		return nil
 	})
 
-	logger := log.WithField("test", true)
-
 	lastSuccessfulAiUpdate = time.Time{}
 
-	err := RefreshAiSummaries(loader, model.SigLangSigma, &isRunning, "baseRepoFolder", repo, branch, logger, iom)
+	err = RefreshAiSummaries(loader, model.SigLangSigma, &isRunning, "baseRepoFolder", repo, branch, logger, iom)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
diff --git a/server/modules/detections/detengine_helpers_test.go b/server/modules/detections/detengine_helpers_test.go
index ab25ff59..c4dd230e 100644
--- a/server/modules/detections/detengine_helpers_test.go
+++ b/server/modules/detections/detengine_helpers_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/security-onion-solutions/securityonion-soc/util"
 
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/transport"
-	"github.com/tj/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
 )
 
diff --git a/server/modules/detections/errortracker_test.go b/server/modules/detections/errortracker_test.go
index b86aa9a3..42871ef5 100644
--- a/server/modules/detections/errortracker_test.go
+++ b/server/modules/detections/errortracker_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/tj/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestErrorTracker(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/server/modules/detections/integrity_check_test.go b/server/modules/detections/integrity_check_test.go
index cf1e62d3..d94270d2 100644
--- a/server/modules/detections/integrity_check_test.go
+++ b/server/modules/detections/integrity_check_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/tj/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestDiffLists(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/server/modules/detections/io_manager_test.go b/server/modules/detections/io_manager_test.go
index 30a1f4e1..2d46980d 100644
--- a/server/modules/detections/io_manager_test.go
+++ b/server/modules/detections/io_manager_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/security-onion-solutions/securityonion-soc/config"
-	"github.com/tj/assert"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestBuildHttpClient(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/server/modules/detections/mock/mock_ailoader.go b/server/modules/detections/mock/mock_ailoader.go
index a93acbf2..ed0bfc4e 100644
--- a/server/modules/detections/mock/mock_ailoader.go
+++ b/server/modules/detections/mock/mock_ailoader.go
@@ -38,6 +38,20 @@ func (m *MockAiLoader) EXPECT() *MockAiLoaderMockRecorder {
 	return m.recorder
 }
 
+// IsAirgapped mocks base method.
+func (m *MockAiLoader) IsAirgapped() bool {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "IsAirgapped")
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].(bool)
+	return ret0
+}
+
+// IsAirgapped indicates an expected call of IsAirgapped.
+func (mr *MockAiLoaderMockRecorder) IsAirgapped() *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "IsAirgapped", reflect.TypeOf((*MockAiLoader)(nil).IsAirgapped))
+}
+
 // LoadAuxiliaryData mocks base method.
 func (m *MockAiLoader) LoadAuxiliaryData(arg0 []*model.AiSummary) error {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
diff --git a/server/modules/elastalert/elastalert.go b/server/modules/elastalert/elastalert.go
index 6b543b75..4185c6c6 100644
--- a/server/modules/elastalert/elastalert.go
+++ b/server/modules/elastalert/elastalert.go
@@ -1556,6 +1556,10 @@ func (e *ElastAlertEngine) DuplicateDetection(ctx context.Context, detection *mo
 	return det, nil
 }
 
+func (e *ElastAlertEngine) IsAirgapped() bool {
+	return e.srv.Config.AirgapEnabled
+}
+
 func (e *ElastAlertEngine) LoadAuxiliaryData(summaries []*model.AiSummary) error {
 	sum := &sync.Map{}
 	for _, summary := range summaries {
diff --git a/server/modules/strelka/strelka.go b/server/modules/strelka/strelka.go
index 4315b5e2..111a1124 100644
--- a/server/modules/strelka/strelka.go
+++ b/server/modules/strelka/strelka.go
@@ -1136,6 +1136,10 @@ func (e *StrelkaEngine) DuplicateDetection(ctx context.Context, detection *model
 	return det, nil
 }
 
+func (e *StrelkaEngine) IsAirgapped() bool {
+	return e.srv.Config.AirgapEnabled
+}
+
 func (e *StrelkaEngine) LoadAuxiliaryData(summaries []*model.AiSummary) error {
 	sum := &sync.Map{}
 	for _, summary := range summaries {
diff --git a/server/modules/strelka/strelka_test.go b/server/modules/strelka/strelka_test.go
index 30668426..2633c1dc 100644
--- a/server/modules/strelka/strelka_test.go
+++ b/server/modules/strelka/strelka_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/apex/log"
 	"github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v8/esutil"
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
-	"github.com/tj/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
 )
 
diff --git a/server/modules/suricata/migration-2.4.70_test.go b/server/modules/suricata/migration-2.4.70_test.go
index 44a93414..f3687827 100644
--- a/server/modules/suricata/migration-2.4.70_test.go
+++ b/server/modules/suricata/migration-2.4.70_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/security-onion-solutions/securityonion-soc/server/modules/detections/mock"
 	"github.com/security-onion-solutions/securityonion-soc/util"
 
-	"github.com/tj/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
 )
 
diff --git a/server/modules/suricata/suricata.go b/server/modules/suricata/suricata.go
index a44aaa11..689ecf02 100644
--- a/server/modules/suricata/suricata.go
+++ b/server/modules/suricata/suricata.go
@@ -1746,6 +1746,10 @@ func (e *SuricataEngine) DuplicateDetection(ctx context.Context, detection *mode
 	return det, nil
 }
 
+func (e *SuricataEngine) IsAirgapped() bool {
+	return e.srv.Config.AirgapEnabled
+}
+
 func (e *SuricataEngine) LoadAuxiliaryData(summaries []*model.AiSummary) error {
 	sum := &sync.Map{}
 	for _, summary := range summaries {
diff --git a/util/strings_test.go b/util/strings_test.go
index 7437fc7d..09b1bad0 100644
--- a/util/strings_test.go
+++ b/util/strings_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ package util
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/tj/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestUnquote(t *testing.T) {