diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 5588d1f5a..875df34c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
             cilium/cilium \
             --namespace kube-system \
             --set ipam.mode=kubernetes \
-            --set kubeProxyReplacement=false \
+            --set kubeProxyReplacement=true \
             --set securityContext.capabilities.ciliumAgent="{CHOWN,KILL,NET_ADMIN,NET_RAW,IPC_LOCK,SYS_ADMIN,SYS_RESOURCE,DAC_OVERRIDE,FOWNER,SETGID,SETUID}" \
             --set securityContext.capabilities.cleanCiliumState="{NET_ADMIN,SYS_ADMIN,SYS_RESOURCE}" \
             --set cgroup.autoMount.enabled=false \
diff --git a/talos/patches/cluster/cni.yaml b/talos/patches/cluster/cni.yaml
index 60aaf0ed9..2b7b65d99 100644
--- a/talos/patches/cluster/cni.yaml
+++ b/talos/patches/cluster/cni.yaml
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ cluster:
   network:
     cni:
       name: none
+  proxy:
+    disabled: true