diff --git a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/btc/nodes/BtcNodes.java b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/btc/nodes/BtcNodes.java
index 2d129427520..84b2c5fe414 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/btc/nodes/BtcNodes.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/btc/nodes/BtcNodes.java
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ public List<BtcNode> getProvidedBtcNodes() {
                         // Devin Bileck
                         new BtcNode("btc1.dnsalias.net", "lva54pnbq2nsmjyr.onion", "165.227.34.198", BtcNode.DEFAULT_PORT, "@devinbileck"),
 
-                        // sgeisler
-                        new BtcNode("bcwat.ch", "z33nukt7ngik3cpe.onion", "5.189.166.193", BtcNode.DEFAULT_PORT, "@sgeisler"),
+                        // sgeisler - temporarily disabled due to recent uptime falling below acceptable threshold
+                        // new BtcNode("bcwat.ch", "z33nukt7ngik3cpe.onion", "5.189.166.193", BtcNode.DEFAULT_PORT, "@sgeisler"),
 
                         // wiz
                         new BtcNode("node100.hnl.wiz.biz", "22tg6ufbwz6o3l2u.onion", "103.99.168.100", BtcNode.DEFAULT_PORT, "@wiz"),