diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 29c5d13..a4fcdcc 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ x-kasm: &kasm
     # CLI flag is the only supported path.
     VNC_PW: "viewdoc"
     VNCOPTIONS: "-disableBasicAuth"
+    # Skip Kasm's smartcard bridge: viewdoc never forwards a reader, and the
+    # bridge otherwise logs "bridge->relay: timeout" every ~7.5s.
+    KASM_SVC_SMARTCARD: "0"
   networks: [viewdoc]
   restart: unless-stopped
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b9566f3..b0d074f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ module github.com/dockette/viewdoc
 
 go 1.27
 
-toolchain go1.27.2
+toolchain go1.27.3