diff --git a/.gitlab/ci_scripts/create_vps.sh b/.gitlab/ci_scripts/create_vps.sh
index 10e3e674bc0e70d1d8da8f6ddbcd824e7bee6787..eceeb87a59e6cc3caee776f900234af77419b074 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci_scripts/create_vps.sh
+++ b/.gitlab/ci_scripts/create_vps.sh
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ python3 -m stackspin "$VPS_HOSTNAME" create \
   --create-domain-records \
   --subdomain "$SUBDOMAIN" \
   --disk-image-id '-9102' \
-  --truncate-subdomain \
-  --docker-mirror-server="${CI_DEPENDENCY_PROXY_SERVER}" \
-  --docker-mirror-endpoint="${CI_DEPENDENCY_PROXY_GROUP_IMAGE_PREFIX}" \
-  --docker-mirror-username="${CI_RUNNER_PERSONAL_ACCESS_USERNAME}" \
-  --docker-mirror-password="${CI_RUNNER_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN}"
+  --truncate-subdomain
+# Disabled for now, see https://open.greenhost.net/stackspin/stackspin/-/issues/1057
+# --docker-mirror-server="${CI_DEPENDENCY_PROXY_SERVER}" \
+# --docker-mirror-endpoint="${CI_DEPENDENCY_PROXY_GROUP_IMAGE_PREFIX}" \
+# --docker-mirror-username="${CI_RUNNER_PERSONAL_ACCESS_USERNAME}" \
+# --docker-mirror-password="${CI_RUNNER_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN}"
diff --git a/flux2/core/base/metallb/release.yaml b/flux2/core/base/metallb/release.yaml
index 65e69c5e640782a333f3e5db6ee47da49c0b30c8..91767550c6e40e16582975f31abea580beb7d766 100644
--- a/flux2/core/base/metallb/release.yaml
+++ b/flux2/core/base/metallb/release.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ spec:
       # https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/bitnami/metallb
       # renovate: registryUrl=https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
       chart: metallb
-      version: 2.5.11
+      version: 2.5.12
       sourceRef:
         kind: HelmRepository
         name: bitnami