diff --git a/kube/deploy/apps/esphome/app/hr.yaml b/kube/deploy/apps/esphome/app/hr.yaml
index a0a4e2c4..a2cd7268 100644
--- a/kube/deploy/apps/esphome/app/hr.yaml
+++ b/kube/deploy/apps/esphome/app/hr.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ spec:
               allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
               capabilities:
                 drop: ["ALL"]
-                add: ["NET_RAW"] # ping, userns'ed so safer
+                # add: ["NET_RAW"] # ping, userns'ed so safer # gave up on ESPHome ping, it works without it so whatever lol
             resources:
               requests:
                 cpu: "5m"