diff --git a/basics.yml b/basics.yml
index 8ffde19..655ae5c 100644
--- a/basics.yml
+++ b/basics.yml
@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@
           Pin-Priority: 100
       when: ansible_distribution_release is match("bookworm")
 
-    - name: add testing repo for Debian 12 - bookworm (needed by dnscrypt-proxy)
-      ansible.builtin.apt_repository:
-        repo: "deb https://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing main"
-        state: present
-        filename: testing
-      when: ansible_distribution_release is match("bookworm")
+    #- name: add testing repo for Debian 12 - bookworm (needed by dnscrypt-proxy)
+    #  ansible.builtin.apt_repository:
+    #    repo: "deb https://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing main"
+    #    state: present
+    #    filename: testing
+    #  when: ansible_distribution_release is match("bookworm")
 
     - name: check if this is a mint system
       stat: