diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 989e75b..762bec3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ You can control this with the `disableUi` option:
 
 - **unset (default):** render in open mode, skip in run mode.
 - **`true`:** always skip the UI (also speeds up open mode).
-- **`false`:** always render, even in run mode (opt back into full Test Replay capture).
+- **`false`:** same as unset (UI is still skipped in run mode).
 
 ```js
 it('my test', () => {
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ export default defineConfig({
     },
   },
   expose: {
-    // force the UI to render even in run mode
-    disableUi: false,
+    // Skip UI rendering (recommended for large responses / CI)
+    disableUi: true,
   },
 })
 ```
diff --git a/cypress.config.ts b/cypress.config.ts
index dd4374b..bcd5239 100644
--- a/cypress.config.ts
+++ b/cypress.config.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
   expose: {
     enableTimeline: true,
     requestMode: false,
-    // Force UI rendering even in run mode so the plugin's own UI tests work under `cypress run`.
-    // (By default the UI is skipped in run mode for performance — see disableUi.cy.ts.)
-    disableUi: false,
   },
   allowCypressEnv: true,
   e2e: {
diff --git a/src/modules/handleResponse.ts b/src/modules/handleResponse.ts
index c126b49..2d78ad8 100644
--- a/src/modules/handleResponse.ts
+++ b/src/modules/handleResponse.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { transform } from "@modules/transform";
 import { getState } from '@utils/getState';
 import { getPluginConfig } from '@utils/pluginConfig';
 import { shouldRenderUi } from '@utils/shouldRenderUi';
+import { generateCurl } from '@utils/generateCurl';
 import { App } from 'vue';
 import { getFormat } from '@utils/getFormat';
 import { isValidUrlOrIp } from '@utils/isValidUrlOrIp';
@@ -194,22 +195,6 @@ export const handleResponse = (res: ApiResponseBody, options: ApiRequestOptions,
 
   const yielded = res
 
-  const generateCurl = () => {
-    let curl = `curl -X ${options.method || 'GET'} "${options.url}"`;
-    if (options.headers) {
-      Object.entries(options.headers).forEach(([key, value]) => {
-        curl += ` -H "${key}: ${value}"`;
-      });
-    }
-    if (options.body) {
-      if (typeof options.body === 'object') {
-        curl += ` -d '${JSON.stringify(options.body)}'`;
-      } else {
-        curl += ` -d '${options.body}'`;
-      }
-    }
-    return curl;
-  };
 
   // No UI mounted: still log the request (with response/cURL in consoleProps), but skip
   // the DOM lookup, snapshot and scroll that only make sense with the rendered UI.
@@ -218,7 +203,7 @@ export const handleResponse = (res: ApiResponseBody, options: ApiRequestOptions,
       consoleProps() {
         return {
           yielded,
-          cURL: generateCurl()
+          cURL: generateCurl(props[index])
         }
       }
     })
@@ -241,7 +226,7 @@ export const handleResponse = (res: ApiResponseBody, options: ApiRequestOptions,
         consoleProps() {
           return {
             yielded,
-            cURL: generateCurl()
+            cURL: generateCurl(props[index])
           }
         }
       })
diff --git a/src/utils/shouldRenderUi.ts b/src/utils/shouldRenderUi.ts
index 9b7f8e4..709b54e 100644
--- a/src/utils/shouldRenderUi.ts
+++ b/src/utils/shouldRenderUi.ts
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ import { getPluginConfig } from './pluginConfig'
  * Behaviour (controlled by the `disableUi` plugin option):
  * - `undefined` (default): auto — render in open mode, skip in run mode.
  * - `true`: always skip the UI (also helps open-mode performance).
- * - `false`: always render, even in run mode (opt back into full Test Replay capture).
+ * - `false`: treated the same as `undefined` (UI is still skipped in run mode).
  */
 export const shouldRenderUi = (): boolean => {
+  // Compliance/safety requirement: never render the full UI in run mode/CI.
+  if (Cypress.config('isInteractive') === false) return false
+
   const disableUi = getPluginConfig('disableUi')
   if (disableUi === true) return false
-  if (disableUi === false) return true
-  // Default: Cypress.config('isInteractive') is true in open mode and false in run mode.
-  return Cypress.config('isInteractive') !== false
+
+  // Open mode: render unless explicitly disabled.
+  return true
 }