diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist b/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist
index 5fb81c26a..9c6bfd735 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ EVENT_PROTOCOL_DISABLED=false
 # Federation
 # if you set the value of FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC, the DHT hyperswarm will start to announce and listen
 # on an hash created from this topic
-FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC=GRADIDO_HUB
+# FEDERATION_DHT_TOPIC=GRADIDO_HUB
 # FEDERATION_DHT_SEED=64ebcb0e3ad547848fef4197c6e2332f 
 
 # database