diff --git a/RTCP/Cobalt/GPUProc/etc/parset-additions.d/default/MAC-feedback.parset b/RTCP/Cobalt/GPUProc/etc/parset-additions.d/default/MAC-feedback.parset
index 14e6a2cedc84950869b3e4829e7c993c85a2e2c9..512cdfd30838d1669aac08480310bcd4c25aa483 100644
--- a/RTCP/Cobalt/GPUProc/etc/parset-additions.d/default/MAC-feedback.parset
+++ b/RTCP/Cobalt/GPUProc/etc/parset-additions.d/default/MAC-feedback.parset
@@ -12,4 +12,7 @@ Cobalt.Feedback.remotePath = /opt/lofar/var/run
 # If empty, data points are never sent.
 # One can also start a PVSSGateway_Stub
 #   on localhost, which writes to a file.
-Cobalt.PVSSGateway.host = ccu001
+#Cobalt.PVSSGateway.host = ccu001
+
+# Disable PVSSGateway until ticket #5843 is fixed.
+Cobalt.PVSSGateway.host =