diff --git a/Stackage/Config.hs b/Stackage/Config.hs
index b0a4a0db..cab3b082 100644
--- a/Stackage/Config.hs
+++ b/Stackage/Config.hs
@@ -284,6 +284,9 @@ defaultStablePackages ghcVer requireHP = unPackageMap $ execWriter $ do
                 | ghcVer <= GhcMajorVersion 7 6 -> "< 1.17"
                 | ghcVer <= GhcMajorVersion 7 8 -> "< 1.19"
                 | otherwise -> "-any"
+    -- cabal-install is buggy still...
+    addRange "Michael Snoyman" "network" "< 2.6"
+    addRange "Michael Snoyman" "network-uri" "< 2.6"
 
     mapM_ (add "FP Complete <michael@fpcomplete.com>") $ words =<<
         [ "web-fpco th-expand-syns configurator smtLib"
diff --git a/Stackage/Select.hs b/Stackage/Select.hs
index 125f4af9..0fc9be31 100644
--- a/Stackage/Select.hs
+++ b/Stackage/Select.hs
@@ -43,10 +43,13 @@ defaultSelectSettings version requireHP = SelectSettings
                 -> Set.singleton "containers-old"
             _ -> Set.empty) `Set.union`
 
+        {-
         -- Support for network 2.6
         (if version >= GhcMajorVersion 7 8 && not requireHP
             then Set.singleton "network-uri"
             else Set.empty)
+        -}
+        Set.empty
     , disabledFlags = Set.fromList (words "bytestring-in-base test-hlint")
         `Set.union`
         (if version <= GhcMajorVersion 7 4
@@ -60,10 +63,13 @@ defaultSelectSettings version requireHP = SelectSettings
             then Set.singleton "decoderinterface"
             else Set.empty) `Set.union`
 
+        {-
         -- Support for network 2.6
         (if version >= GhcMajorVersion 7 8 && not requireHP
             then Set.empty
             else Set.singleton "network-uri")
+        -}
+        Set.singleton "network-uri"
     , allowedPackage = const $ Right ()
     , useGlobalDatabase = False
     , skippedTests =