diff --git a/kube/deploy/core/_networking/cilium/loadbalancer/L2.yaml b/kube/deploy/core/_networking/cilium/loadbalancer/L2.yaml
index f81287b1..f53d0e0e 100644
--- a/kube/deploy/core/_networking/cilium/loadbalancer/L2.yaml
+++ b/kube/deploy/core/_networking/cilium/loadbalancer/L2.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   name: "l2"
 spec:
   externalIPs: true
+  loadBalancerIPs: true # as a backup to BGP
   nodeSelector:
     matchLabels:
       kubernetes.io/os: "linux"
diff --git a/kube/deploy/core/_networking/cilium/loadbalancer/LB-IPs.yaml b/kube/deploy/core/_networking/cilium/loadbalancer/LB-IPs.yaml
index 923f70d3..8a6392f9 100644
--- a/kube/deploy/core/_networking/cilium/loadbalancer/LB-IPs.yaml
+++ b/kube/deploy/core/_networking/cilium/loadbalancer/LB-IPs.yaml
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ spec:
     - cidr: "${IP_LB_CIDR}"
   serviceSelector:
     matchExpressions:
-      - key: "io.cilium/l2"
-        operator: DoesNotExist
       - key: "exposeSvc"
         operator: DoesNotExist
 ---