diff --git a/manifests/dot-ai-stack/values.yaml b/manifests/dot-ai-stack/values.yaml
index e42da17..e248c2a 100644
--- a/manifests/dot-ai-stack/values.yaml
+++ b/manifests/dot-ai-stack/values.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dot-ai:
       baseURL: "http://ollama.ai-stack.svc.cluster.local:11434/v1"
 
   localEmbeddings:
-    enabled: true
+    enabled: false  # Disabled - using OpenAI's embedding service instead
 
   secrets:
     auth: