diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gtnewhorizons/angelica/config/AngelicaConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/gtnewhorizons/angelica/config/AngelicaConfig.java
index 35a0e44e0..e1d64db5c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gtnewhorizons/angelica/config/AngelicaConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gtnewhorizons/angelica/config/AngelicaConfig.java
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ public class AngelicaConfig {
     @Config.RequiresMcRestart
     public static boolean enableZoom;
 
-    @Config.Comment("Optimizes in-world item rendering")
-    @Config.DefaultBoolean(true)
+    @Config.Comment("Optimizes in-world item rendering [Experimental]")
+    @Config.DefaultBoolean(false)
     @Config.RequiresMcRestart
-    public static boolean optimizeInWorldItemRendering;
+    public static boolean optimizeInWorldItemRendering_WIP;
 
     @Config.Comment("Max amount of display lists to cache for optimized item rendering. Higher number will use more VRAM")
     @Config.DefaultInt(256)
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gtnewhorizons/angelica/mixins/Mixins.java b/src/main/java/com/gtnewhorizons/angelica/mixins/Mixins.java
index 2d746fd1e..0845b3e4a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gtnewhorizons/angelica/mixins/Mixins.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gtnewhorizons/angelica/mixins/Mixins.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public enum Mixins {
 
     ANGELICA_ITEM_DISPLAY_LIST_OPTIMIZATION(new Builder("Optimized item rendering by wrapping them with display lists")
         .setPhase(Phase.EARLY).addMixinClasses("angelica.itemrenderer.MixinItemRenderer").setSide(Side.CLIENT)
-        .setApplyIf(() -> AngelicaConfig.optimizeInWorldItemRendering)
+        .setApplyIf(() -> AngelicaConfig.optimizeInWorldItemRendering_WIP)
         .addTargetedMod(TargetedMod.VANILLA)),
 
     // Not compatible with the lwjgl debug callbacks, so disable if that's enabled