diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 844a71d6abfd3ceef3e90ace7358cc21de7bfdc3..5c18ed9462bcd0631759a01d30bcf7a7b5e0b4fa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this p
 ### Added
 - added timeouts for traefik (fixes harbor)
 
+### Changed
+- disable FRR in metallb since we only use L2 announcements
+
 ## 3.2.1 - 2024-09-07
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/charts/apps/templates/metallb.yaml b/charts/apps/templates/metallb.yaml
index e9ba07b1cd880a295b91a73230b6e205ada50e79..0f4b4b81049ee76a5f878a0abb6b8010fb2a467d 100644
--- a/charts/apps/templates/metallb.yaml
+++ b/charts/apps/templates/metallb.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ spec:
     helm:
       version: v3
       releaseName: metallb
+      values: |
+        speaker:
+          frr:
+            enabled: false
   ignoreDifferences:
     - group: apiextensions.k8s.io
       kind: CustomResourceDefinition