diff --git a/plugins/radial-status/src/index.ts b/plugins/radial-status/src/index.ts
index daa1df7..e53d522 100644
--- a/plugins/radial-status/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/radial-status/src/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ let unpatchAll: () => void = () => {};
 
 export default {
     onLoad: () => {
+        // Off by default - see the note in patches/ringPatch.ts. Confirmed on-device to corrupt
+        // member list rows and the profile status indicator, and to never match YouBar's own
+        // indicator at all - being re-diagnosed properly before this defaults back on.
+        storage.enabled ??= false;
         storage.colors ??= {
             online: "#23A55A",
             idle: "#F0B232",
diff --git a/plugins/radial-status/src/patches/ringPatch.ts b/plugins/radial-status/src/patches/ringPatch.ts
index e3e1fe4..95dd4fe 100644
--- a/plugins/radial-status/src/patches/ringPatch.ts
+++ b/plugins/radial-status/src/patches/ringPatch.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ export default function patchRing(): () => void {
 
     return before("render", General.View, (args: any[]) => {
         try {
+            // Off by default - the broadened circle match below turned out to false-positive on
+            // unrelated Views in the member list (confirmed by on-device testing: it visibly
+            // corrupted member list rows and the profile status indicator, and never matched
+            // YouBar's own indicator at all), so this no longer runs unless explicitly turned on
+            // while it's being properly re-diagnosed with live capture data.
+            if (!storage.enabled) return;
+
             const [wrapper] = args;
             if (!wrapper || !Array.isArray(wrapper.style)) return;
 
diff --git a/plugins/radial-status/src/ui/Settings.tsx b/plugins/radial-status/src/ui/Settings.tsx
index 4777017..d0075f8 100644
--- a/plugins/radial-status/src/ui/Settings.tsx
+++ b/plugins/radial-status/src/ui/Settings.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import SettingsScaffold from "@shared/ui/SettingsScaffold";
 import ColorInput from "@shared/ui/ColorInput";
 import NoteBox from "@shared/ui/NoteBox";
 
-const { FormSection, FormInput } = Forms;
+const { FormSection, FormInput, FormSwitchRow } = Forms;
 
 const STATUSES: { key: string; label: string; defaultColor: string }[] = [
     { key: "online", label: "Online", defaultColor: "#23A55A" },
@@ -36,9 +36,18 @@ export default function Settings() {
     return (
         <SettingsScaffold>
             <NoteBox>
-                Replaces the small presence dot on an avatar with a colored ring instead, per status
-                below. Leave a status blank to keep showing the normal dot for it.
+                Off by default right now - the current matching logic was confirmed to corrupt member
+                list rows and the profile status indicator, and to miss YouBar's own indicator
+                entirely. Being properly re-diagnosed; only turn this on if you're helping test it.
             </NoteBox>
+            <FormSection title="Enable">
+                <FormSwitchRow
+                    label="Draw ring around avatars"
+                    subLabel="Known broken right now - see the note above"
+                    value={!!storage.enabled}
+                    onValueChange={(v: boolean) => { storage.enabled = v; }}
+                />
+            </FormSection>
             <FormSection title="Ring colors">
                 {STATUSES.map(({ key, label, defaultColor }) => (
                     <ColorInput