diff --git a/pipelines/DECam/ApVerify.yaml b/pipelines/DECam/ApVerify.yaml
index 1c45338..994ce33 100644
--- a/pipelines/DECam/ApVerify.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/DECam/ApVerify.yaml
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ imports:
     # a metrics subset because it would require constant micromanagement.
     exclude:
       - prompt
+      - afterburner
   - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/DECam/ApPipe.yaml
     include:
       - prompt
+      - afterburner
 tasks:
   # ApVerify override removed by excluding apPipe.
   diaPipe:
diff --git a/pipelines/DECam/ApVerifyWithFakes.yaml b/pipelines/DECam/ApVerifyWithFakes.yaml
index f826a6d..90a37cc 100644
--- a/pipelines/DECam/ApVerifyWithFakes.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/DECam/ApVerifyWithFakes.yaml
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ imports:
     # a metrics subset because it would require constant micromanagement.
     exclude:
       - prompt
+      - afterburner
   - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/DECam/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml
     include:
       - prompt
+      - afterburner
 tasks:
   # ApVerify override removed by excluding apPipe.
   diaPipe:
diff --git a/pipelines/HSC/ApVerify.yaml b/pipelines/HSC/ApVerify.yaml
index 81bbad9..ab75896 100644
--- a/pipelines/HSC/ApVerify.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/HSC/ApVerify.yaml
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ imports:
     # a metrics subset because it would require constant micromanagement.
     exclude:
       - prompt
+      - afterburner
   - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/HSC/ApPipe.yaml
     include:
       - prompt
+      - afterburner
 tasks:
   # ApVerify override removed by excluding apPipe.
   diaPipe:
diff --git a/pipelines/HSC/ApVerifyWithFakes.yaml b/pipelines/HSC/ApVerifyWithFakes.yaml
index e7cb3ec..70fd91d 100644
--- a/pipelines/HSC/ApVerifyWithFakes.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/HSC/ApVerifyWithFakes.yaml
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ imports:
     # a metrics subset because it would require constant micromanagement.
     exclude:
       - prompt
+      - afterburner
   - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/HSC/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml
     include:
       - prompt
+      - afterburner
 tasks:
   # ApVerify override removed by excluding apPipe.
   diaPipe:
diff --git a/pipelines/LSSTCam-imSim/ApVerify.yaml b/pipelines/LSSTCam-imSim/ApVerify.yaml
index 35cbc3f..ed37894 100644
--- a/pipelines/LSSTCam-imSim/ApVerify.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/LSSTCam-imSim/ApVerify.yaml
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ imports:
     # a metrics subset because it would require constant micromanagement.
     exclude:
       - prompt
+      - afterburner
   - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/LSSTCam-imSim/ApPipe.yaml
     include:
       - prompt
+      - afterburner
 tasks:
   # ApVerify override removed by excluding apPipe.
   diaPipe:
diff --git a/pipelines/LSSTCam-imSim/ApVerifyWithFakes.yaml b/pipelines/LSSTCam-imSim/ApVerifyWithFakes.yaml
index 7344922..2689bb7 100644
--- a/pipelines/LSSTCam-imSim/ApVerifyWithFakes.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/LSSTCam-imSim/ApVerifyWithFakes.yaml
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ imports:
     # a metrics subset because it would require constant micromanagement.
     exclude:
       - prompt
+      - afterburner
   - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/LSSTCam-imSim/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml
     include:
       - prompt
+      - afterburner
 tasks:
   # ApVerify override removed by excluding apPipe.
   diaPipe:
diff --git a/pipelines/_ingredients/ApVerify.yaml b/pipelines/_ingredients/ApVerify.yaml
index a55082e..410a195 100644
--- a/pipelines/_ingredients/ApVerify.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/_ingredients/ApVerify.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ imports:
   - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipe.yaml
     include:
       - prompt
+      - afterburner
   - location: $AP_VERIFY_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/MetricsRuntime.yaml
     exclude:
       - timing_calibrate
diff --git a/pipelines/_ingredients/ApVerifyWithFakes.yaml b/pipelines/_ingredients/ApVerifyWithFakes.yaml
index 05d97e7..0165d9c 100644
--- a/pipelines/_ingredients/ApVerifyWithFakes.yaml
+++ b/pipelines/_ingredients/ApVerifyWithFakes.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ imports:
   - location: $AP_PIPE_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/ApPipeWithFakes.yaml
     include:
       - prompt
+      - afterburner
   # Most metrics should not be run with fakes, to avoid bias or contamination.
   - location: $AP_VERIFY_DIR/pipelines/_ingredients/ConversionsForFakes.yaml
 tasks: