diff --git a/DuckDuckGo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/DuckDuckGo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index f4b7d823b2..6eb3c427ea 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/DuckDuckGo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -3864,7 +3864,6 @@
 		7B25FE322AD12C990012AFAB /* NetworkProtectionMac */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper; path = NetworkProtectionMac; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		7B2DDCF72A93A8BB0039D884 /* NetworkProtectionAppEvents.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = NetworkProtectionAppEvents.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		7B2E52242A5FEC09000C6D39 /* NetworkProtectionAgentNotificationsPresenter.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = NetworkProtectionAgentNotificationsPresenter.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
-		7B35BF1F2CD1091600879773 /* BrowserServicesKit */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper; name = BrowserServicesKit; path = ../BrowserServicesKit; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 		7B3618C12ADE75C8000D6154 /* NetworkProtectionNavBarPopoverManager.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = NetworkProtectionNavBarPopoverManager.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		7B430EA02A71411A00BAC4A1 /* NetworkProtectionSimulateFailureMenu.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = NetworkProtectionSimulateFailureMenu.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		7B4C5CF42BE51D640007A164 /* VPNUninstallerTests.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = VPNUninstallerTests.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -5576,7 +5575,6 @@
 		378E279C2970217400FCADA2 /* LocalPackages */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
-				7B35BF1F2CD1091600879773 /* BrowserServicesKit */,
 				9D9DE5712C63A96400D20B15 /* AppKitExtensions */,
 				7B9167A82C09E88800322310 /* AppLauncher */,
 				378E279D2970217400FCADA2 /* BuildToolPlugins */,
@@ -14428,7 +14426,7 @@
 			repositoryURL = "https://github.com/duckduckgo/BrowserServicesKit";
 			requirement = {
 				kind = revision;
-				revision = a817b6e2c205f56b4b1e86c5db27a75a44029101;
+				revision = 828754049a7115e0a607fb552d738e85ddc2124a;
 			};
 		};
 		9FF521422BAA8FF300B9819B /* XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference "lottie-spm" */ = {
diff --git a/DuckDuckGo.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved b/DuckDuckGo.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved
index 4ae3608817..dd712522a1 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved
+++ b/DuckDuckGo.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@
         "version" : "3.0.0"
       }
     },
+    {
+      "identity" : "browserserviceskit",
+      "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
+      "location" : "https://github.com/duckduckgo/BrowserServicesKit",
+      "state" : {
+        "revision" : "a817b6e2c205f56b4b1e86c5db27a75a44029101"
+      }
+    },
     {
       "identity" : "content-scope-scripts",
       "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/NetworkProtection/AppTargets/BothAppTargets/NetworkProtectionTunnelController.swift b/DuckDuckGo/NetworkProtection/AppTargets/BothAppTargets/NetworkProtectionTunnelController.swift
index c86699e24a..6248185d96 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/NetworkProtection/AppTargets/BothAppTargets/NetworkProtectionTunnelController.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/NetworkProtection/AppTargets/BothAppTargets/NetworkProtectionTunnelController.swift
@@ -296,8 +296,7 @@ final class NetworkProtectionTunnelController: TunnelController, TunnelSessionPr
     }
 
     private func handleSetExcludeLocalNetworks(_ excludeLocalNetworks: Bool) async throws {
-        guard let tunnelManager = await manager,
-              tunnelManager.protocolConfiguration?.excludeLocalNetworks == !excludeLocalNetworks else {
+        guard let tunnelManager = await manager else {
             return
         }
 
@@ -361,10 +360,7 @@ final class NetworkProtectionTunnelController: TunnelController, TunnelSessionPr
             // this setting breaks Connection Tester
             protocolConfiguration.includeAllNetworks = settings.includeAllNetworks
 
-            // This is intentionally not used but left here for documentation purposes.
-            // The reason for this is that we want to have full control of the routes that
-            // are excluded, so instead of using this setting we're just configuring the
-            // excluded routes through our VPNSettings class, which our extension reads directly.
+            // This messes up the routing, so please keep it always disabled
             protocolConfiguration.excludeLocalNetworks = false
 
             return protocolConfiguration
diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/Preferences/Model/VPNPreferencesModel.swift b/DuckDuckGo/Preferences/Model/VPNPreferencesModel.swift
index 6e5e8c021c..fd841fcedf 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/Preferences/Model/VPNPreferencesModel.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/Preferences/Model/VPNPreferencesModel.swift
@@ -39,9 +39,13 @@ final class VPNPreferencesModel: ObservableObject {
     @Published var excludeLocalNetworks: Bool {
         didSet {
             settings.excludeLocalNetworks = excludeLocalNetworks
-            /*Task {
+
+            Task {
+                // We need to allow some time for the setting to propagate
+                // But ultimately this should actually be a user choice
+                try await Task.sleep(interval: 0.1)
                 try await vpnXPCClient.command(.restartAdapter)
-            }*/
+            }
         }
     }