diff --git a/subwave_nowplaying.star b/subwave_nowplaying.star
index 84d4079..0a8547e 100644
--- a/subwave_nowplaying.star
+++ b/subwave_nowplaying.star
@@ -188,11 +188,16 @@ def main(config):
     # (i.e. on a long-lived server -- see its own comment below for why a
     # one-shot `pixlet render` CLI call always sees elapsed=0). On a local
     # render this will always show the "starting" static, never "ending".
-    show_static = (
-        static_overlay_enabled and
-        progress != None and
-        (progress["elapsed"] < STATIC_OVERLAY_START_SECONDS or progress["remaining"] < STATIC_OVERLAY_END_SECONDS)
-    )
+    # TEMP DEV OVERRIDE: forces the glitch on for the entire track instead
+    # of just the start/end windows, to make it easier to see while
+    # tuning it. Remove this line (and uncomment the real condition below)
+    # before shipping.
+    show_static = static_overlay_enabled
+    # show_static = (
+    #     static_overlay_enabled and
+    #     progress != None and
+    #     (progress["elapsed"] < STATIC_OVERLAY_START_SECONDS or progress["remaining"] < STATIC_OVERLAY_END_SECONDS)
+    # )
 
     # The show/host and time/temp rows always render, even when empty, so
     # they hold a fixed vertical position regardless of which fields a given