diff --git a/modules/core/networking.nix b/modules/core/networking.nix
index c5ec9cbe..b9472024 100644
--- a/modules/core/networking.nix
+++ b/modules/core/networking.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ in
     networking.networkmanager = {
       # Enable networkmanager. REMEMBER to add yourself to group in order to use nm related stuff.
       enable = true;
-      wifi.backend = "iwd";
+      # not as stable as wpa_supplicant yet, also more trouble with 5 GHz networks
+      #wifi.backend = "iwd";
     };
 
     networking.firewall.enable = true;