diff --git a/web/packages/new/photos/services/ml/embedding.ts b/web/packages/new/photos/services/ml/embedding.ts
index f5b1ab0bc3..beb80309eb 100644
--- a/web/packages/new/photos/services/ml/embedding.ts
+++ b/web/packages/new/photos/services/ml/embedding.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ import { type RemoteFaceIndex } from "./face";
  * all the derived data associated with a file.
  */
 // TODO-ML: Fix name to "combined" before release
-type EmbeddingModel = "xxxx-xxxx" /* Combined format */;
+const wipModelName = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ENTE_ENABLE_WIP_ML_DONT_USE ?? "";
+// type EmbeddingModel = "xxxx-xxxx" /* Combined format */;
+type EmbeddingModel = string; // "xxxx-xxxx" /* Combined format */;
 
 const RemoteEmbedding = z.object({
     /** The ID of the file whose embedding this is. */
@@ -200,7 +202,7 @@ export const fetchDerivedData = async (
     filesByID: Map<number, EnteFile>,
 ): Promise<Map<number, RemoteDerivedData>> => {
     // TODO-ML: Fix name to "combined" before release
-    const remoteEmbeddings = await fetchEmbeddings("xxxx-xxxx", [
+    const remoteEmbeddings = await fetchEmbeddings(wipModelName, [
         ...filesByID.keys(),
     ]);
 
@@ -296,7 +298,7 @@ export const putDerivedData = async (
     // TODO-ML: Fix name to "combined" before release
     putEmbedding(
         enteFile,
-        "xxxx-xxxx",
+        wipModelName,
         await gzip(JSON.stringify(derivedData)),
     );
 
diff --git a/web/packages/new/photos/services/ml/index.ts b/web/packages/new/photos/services/ml/index.ts
index 1b019bd4cf..e09bc7484d 100644
--- a/web/packages/new/photos/services/ml/index.ts
+++ b/web/packages/new/photos/services/ml/index.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export const terminateMLWorker = () => {
  */
 // TODO-ML:
 export const isMLSupported =
-    isDesktop && process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ENTE_ENABLE_WIP_ML;
+    isDesktop && process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ENTE_ENABLE_WIP_ML_DONT_USE;
 
 /**
  * Was this someone who might've enabled the beta ML? If so, show them the