diff --git a/apps/web/next.config.ts b/apps/web/next.config.ts
index 66fac57..b29b580 100644
--- a/apps/web/next.config.ts
+++ b/apps/web/next.config.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import type { NextConfig } from "next";
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports
-const { withPayload } = require("@payloadcms/next/withPayload");
-
 import env from "./env.config";
 
+// withPayload is disabled until Payload admin runs correctly in
+// Next.js standalone output. The wrapper injects a client-side
+// provider that crashes with React #130 on all routes when the
+// admin panel can't initialize. Blog + changelog use Payload's
+// local API (server-side getPayload()) which works without the wrapper.
+
 const INTERNAL_PACKAGES = [
   "@turbostarter/analytics-web",
   "@turbostarter/api",
@@ -118,4 +121,4 @@ const withBundleAnalyzer = require("@next/bundle-analyzer")({
   enabled: env.ANALYZE,
 });
 
-export default withPayload(withBundleAnalyzer(config));
+export default withBundleAnalyzer(config);