diff --git a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-net-cilium.yml b/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-net-cilium.yml
index d6e5bfa6159615934461e07bd39cd02ef1fa576c..9023e09c7107981bcbb0152ecea83cf9fe596e14 100644
--- a/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-net-cilium.yml
+++ b/inventory/sample/group_vars/k8s_cluster/k8s-net-cilium.yml
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
 #
 # Only effective when monitor aggregation is set to "medium" or higher.
 # cilium_monitor_aggregation_flags: "all"
-# Kube Proxy Replacement mode (strict/probe/partial)
-# cilium_kube_proxy_replacement: probe
+# Kube Proxy Replacement mode (strict/partial)
+# cilium_kube_proxy_replacement: partial
 
 # If upgrading from Cilium < 1.5, you may want to override some of these options
 # to prevent service disruptions. See also:
diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/defaults/main.yml b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/defaults/main.yml
index bcc8e753ac79093d58014c6d660b0ddcc2dbb7ef..2be23f847225da0fd8186c39122dfe1a9c501dbb 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/defaults/main.yml
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ cilium_enable_prometheus: false
 cilium_enable_portmap: false
 # Monitor aggregation level (none/low/medium/maximum)
 cilium_monitor_aggregation: medium
-# Kube Proxy Replacement mode (strict/probe/partial)
-cilium_kube_proxy_replacement: probe
+# Kube Proxy Replacement mode (strict/partial)
+cilium_kube_proxy_replacement: partial
 
 # If upgrading from Cilium < 1.5, you may want to override some of these options
 # to prevent service disruptions. See also: