diff --git a/modules/hardware/print.nix b/modules/hardware/print.nix
index 78629ed..1af1de7 100644
--- a/modules/hardware/print.nix
+++ b/modules/hardware/print.nix
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ in {
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     services.printing.enable = true;
-    services.printing.startWhenNeeded = true; # i am not the avid printer user
-    services.printing.browsed.enable = true;
+    services.printing.startWhenNeeded = true;
+    # this drains battery and everything i need is local
+    # also happened to have an RCE in the past
+    services.printing.browsed.enable = false;
     services.printing.drivers = with pkgs; [
       # gutenprint is very generic and supports a lot of printers
       gutenprint