diff --git a/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/crontab/squid b/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/crontab/squid
index 9fe43a6..1ac717c 100644
--- a/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/crontab/squid
+++ b/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/crontab/squid
@@ -5,16 +5,17 @@
     my $min = int(rand(60));
     my $hour = int(rand(5));
     my $dow = substr(localtime,0,3);
+    my $cmd = 'squid -k rotate 2>&1 |grep -v "BCP 177"';
     
     if ($freq eq 'hourly') {
-	return "$min * * * * root squid -k rotate\n";
+	return "$min * * * * root $cmd\n";
     } elsif ($freq eq 'weekly') {
-	return "$min $hour * * $dow root squid -k rotate\n";
+	return "$min $hour * * $dow root $cmd\n";
     } elsif ($freq eq 'monthly') {
-	return "$min $hour 15 * * root squid -k rotate\n";
+	return "$min $hour 15 * * root $cmd\n";
     } elsif ($freq eq 'disabled') {
 	 return "# squid rotate disabled\n";
     } else {
-	return "$min $hour * * * root squid -k rotate\n"
+	return "$min $hour * * * root $cmd\n"
     }
 }
diff --git a/smeserver-proxy.spec b/smeserver-proxy.spec
index af862d6..70871b6 100644
--- a/smeserver-proxy.spec
+++ b/smeserver-proxy.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Summary: smeserver server and gateway - proxy module
 %define name smeserver-proxy
 Name: %{name}
 %define version 11.0.0
-%define release 4
+%define release 5
 Version: %{version}
 Release: %{release}%{?dist}
 License: GPL
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ Provides: e-smith-proxy
 smeserver server and gateway software - proxy module.
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Sep 22 2024 Jean-Philippe Pialasse <jpp@koozali.org> 11.0.0-5.sme
+- workaround cron noise on squid rotate without IPv6  [SME: 12636]
+
 * Thu Apr 04 2024 Brian Read <brianr@koozali.org> 11.0.0-4.sme
 - Update createlinks to create smeserver-package-update event[SME: 12579]