diff --git a/omec/omec-user-plane/Chart.yaml b/omec/omec-user-plane/Chart.yaml
index 3afbf2c..c5ee884 100644
--- a/omec/omec-user-plane/Chart.yaml
+++ b/omec/omec-user-plane/Chart.yaml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 name: omec-user-plane
 icon: https://guide.opencord.org/logos/cord.svg
 
-version: 0.3.21
+version: 0.3.22
diff --git a/omec/omec-user-plane/templates/bin/_bessd-poststart.sh.tpl b/omec/omec-user-plane/templates/bin/_bessd-poststart.sh.tpl
index 8189c55..b9e20fd 100644
--- a/omec/omec-user-plane/templates/bin/_bessd-poststart.sh.tpl
+++ b/omec/omec-user-plane/templates/bin/_bessd-poststart.sh.tpl
@@ -9,6 +9,3 @@
 until bessctl run /opt/bess/bessctl/conf/up4; do
     sleep 2;
 done;
-
-ping {{ .Values.config.upf.access.gateway }} -c 5;
-ping {{ .Values.config.upf.core.gateway }} -c 5;