diff --git a/global/overlay/etc/puppet/cosmos-rules.yaml b/global/overlay/etc/puppet/cosmos-rules.yaml
index 864b5140..65a2cf5f 100644
--- a/global/overlay/etc/puppet/cosmos-rules.yaml
+++ b/global/overlay/etc/puppet/cosmos-rules.yaml
@@ -1296,6 +1296,7 @@ connector-qa-sto1-1.komreg.net:
    eid::connector:
      environment: qa
      session_backend: memory
+     use_hsm: false
      version: 2.0.2_hsm2_ubuntu
 
 ### TEST environment ####