diff --git a/subwave_nowplaying.star b/subwave_nowplaying.star
index 626584e..c15b657 100644
--- a/subwave_nowplaying.star
+++ b/subwave_nowplaying.star
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ def _glitch_effect(zoom):
         height = ART_SLOT,
         child = render.Stack(children = [
             _glitch_jitter(zoom),
-            _glitch_scanlines(),
+            # _glitch_scanlines(),  # disabled -- was making the jitter hard to see
             _glitch_corner_ticks("#00000080"),
         ]),
     )