diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2c03a05..7d59cd5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-09-15
+
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Restored official Release builds by keeping the RPC stall test override confined to Debug builds.
+
 ## 2026-09-09
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/PiNative/PiConversationModel.swift b/PiNative/PiConversationModel.swift
index a98d10d..d8386db 100644
--- a/PiNative/PiConversationModel.swift
+++ b/PiNative/PiConversationModel.swift
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ final class PiConversationModel: ObservableObject {
         return milliseconds * 1_000_000
     }
     private var shouldStallRPCForTesting: Bool {
-        shouldStallRPCOverrideForTesting ?? (ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["PI_NATIVE_TEST_RPC_STALL"] == "1")
+#if DEBUG
+        if let shouldStallRPCOverrideForTesting { return shouldStallRPCOverrideForTesting }
+#endif
+        return ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["PI_NATIVE_TEST_RPC_STALL"] == "1"
     }
     private var shouldFailRPCForTesting: Bool {
 #if DEBUG