diff --git a/nixos/boxes/colony/vms/shill/containers/middleman/default.nix b/nixos/boxes/colony/vms/shill/containers/middleman/default.nix
index 6b7ca23..9c79ca9 100644
--- a/nixos/boxes/colony/vms/shill/containers/middleman/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/boxes/colony/vms/shill/containers/middleman/default.nix
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@ in
 
               recommendedTlsSettings = true;
               recommendedBrotliSettings = true;
-              recommendedZstdSettings = true;
+              # Uh so nginx is hanging with zstd enabled... maybe let's not for now
+              # recommendedZstdSettings = true;
               clientMaxBodySize = "0";
               serverTokens = true;
               resolver = {