diff --git a/src/main/agent-hooks/first-work-branch-rename.test.ts b/src/main/agent-hooks/first-work-branch-rename.test.ts
index fedd84b59..712d65341 100644
--- a/src/main/agent-hooks/first-work-branch-rename.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/agent-hooks/first-work-branch-rename.test.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,17 @@ describe('maybeAutoRenameBranchOnFirstWork', () => {
     expect(renameWorktreeFolder).toHaveBeenCalledWith(WORKTREE_ID, 'fix-auth')
   })
 
+  it('keeps branch and display rename working when folder rename is disabled', async () => {
+    const { deps, onRenamed, setDisplayName } = makeDeps({ renameWorktreeFolder: undefined })
+    await maybeAutoRenameBranchOnFirstWork(workingEvent(), deps)
+    expect(gitExecFileAsyncMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      ['branch', '-m', 'you/fix-auth'],
+      expect.objectContaining({ cwd: '/repo/wt' })
+    )
+    expect(setDisplayName).toHaveBeenCalledWith(WORKTREE_ID, 'Fix auth')
+    expect(onRenamed).toHaveBeenCalledWith(REPO_ID)
+  })
+
   it('skips the redundant branch-rename notify when the folder rename succeeded', async () => {
     // The folder rename already pushed a worktrees:changed carrying the id mapping,
     // so onRenamed would only trigger a second, redundant renderer re-list.
diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index aa86038de..e36d09342 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ if (appImageCliRedirect.redirected) {
 // worktree id change via migrateWorktreeIdentity + a rename-aware worktrees:changed
 // handler, so an old->new id change is no longer mistaken for a deletion. Flip off
 // to disable the on-disk move (branch + display rename still happen) if needed.
-const ENABLE_FIRST_WORK_FOLDER_RENAME = true
+const ENABLE_FIRST_WORK_FOLDER_RENAME = false
 
 // Why: the store/runtime singletons live here in index.ts; injecting them keeps
 // the rename orchestrator free of module-level state and unit-testable.