diff --git a/java-devel/stackable/settings.xml b/java-devel/stackable/settings.xml
index 49910d34b..df57db780 100644
--- a/java-devel/stackable/settings.xml
+++ b/java-devel/stackable/settings.xml
@@ -89,11 +89,13 @@
         <aether.transport.http.retryHandler.intervalMax>60000</aether.transport.http.retryHandler.intervalMax>
 
         <!--
-        This is an option we can experiment with in the future. Settings this to false will result in no connection
-        pooling, which should help to avoid stale/long-lasting connections which can become inactive and be killed by
-        the Azure networking.
+        Disable connection pooling entirely (which makes the connectionMaxTtl settings redundant for now) to rule out
+        failures we're seeing where connections between the IONOS and Azure network seem to be dropped without us
+        noticing. The downside is that Maven uses a fresh connection for everything we download. This can be disabled
+        again, if it doesn't have the desired effects or causes other issues.
         -->
-        <!-- <aether.transport.http.reuseConnections>false</aether.transport.http.reuseConnections> -->
+        <aether.connector.http.reuseConnections>false</aether.connector.http.reuseConnections>
+        <aether.transport.http.reuseConnections>false</aether.transport.http.reuseConnections>
       </properties>
     </profile>
   </profiles>