diff --git a/upstream/kustomization.yaml b/upstream/kustomization.yaml
--- a/upstream/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/upstream/kustomization.yaml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ bases:
 patchesStrategicMerge:
   - "patch.yaml"
 
-patches:
-  - target:
-      kind: Deployment
-      name: pomerium
-      namespace: pomerium
-    patch: |-
-      - op: add
-        path: /spec/template/spec/containers/0/args/-
-        value: "--debug"
+# patches:
+#   - target:
+#       kind: Deployment
+#       name: pomerium
+#       namespace: pomerium
+#     patch: |-
+#       - op: add
+#         path: /spec/template/spec/containers/0/args/-
+#         value: "--debug"