diff --git a/manifests/contextservice.yaml b/manifests/contextservice.yaml
index 288f0677a1e243c3e61fcc2142b992f9a7982350..659ff7b8daa217476e37634b1689b9ae69c96bad 100644
--- a/manifests/contextservice.yaml
+++ b/manifests/contextservice.yaml
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ spec:
   #replicas: 1
   template:
     metadata:
-      annotations:
-        config.linkerd.io/skip-outbound-ports: "4222"
+      # Deactivated linkerd for the Hackfest
+      #annotations:
+      #  config.linkerd.io/skip-outbound-ports: "4222"
       labels:
         app: contextservice
     spec: