diff --git a/config/gesis-stage.yaml b/config/gesis-stage.yaml
index 695497131..3d84e69ca 100644
--- a/config/gesis-stage.yaml
+++ b/config/gesis-stage.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 url: https://notebooks-test.gesis.org/binder/
 
 binderhub:
+  replicas: 1
+  
   ingress:
     hosts:
       - notebooks-test.gesis.org
@@ -77,6 +79,8 @@ ingress-nginx:
       enabled: true
     service:
       type: ClusterIP
+      externalTrafficPolicy: Cluster
+
 
 static:
   ingress:
diff --git a/mybinder/templates/ingress-nginx/ingress.yaml b/mybinder/templates/ingress-nginx/ingress.yaml
index 67c691bcf..fbdac38e7 100644
--- a/mybinder/templates/ingress-nginx/ingress.yaml
+++ b/mybinder/templates/ingress-nginx/ingress.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 {{- $ingressType := index .Values "ingress-nginx" "controller" "service" "type" }}
 {{- if eq $ingressType "ClusterIP" }}
 apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
-kind: IngressClass
-metadata:
-  name: {{ .Release.Name }}
-spec:
-  controller: k8s.io/ingress-nginx
----
-apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
 kind: Ingress
 metadata:
   name: {{ .Release.Name }}