diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/offroad/settings/sunnylink_panel.cc b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/offroad/settings/sunnylink_panel.cc
index 86b5b93e2..924d1d3c0 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/offroad/settings/sunnylink_panel.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/sunnypilot/qt/offroad/settings/sunnylink_panel.cc
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ SunnylinkPanel::SunnylinkPanel(QWidget *parent) : QFrame(parent) {
   QString sunnylinkUploaderDesc = tr("Enable sunnylink uploader to allow sunnypilot to upload your driving data to sunnypilot servers. (only for highest tiers, and does NOT bring ANY benefit to you. We are just testing data volume.)");
   sunnylinkUploaderEnabledBtn = new ParamControlSP(
     "EnableSunnylinkUploader",
-    tr("[Don't use] Enable sunnylink uploader"),
+    tr("Enable sunnylink uploader (just for testing infrastructure)"),
     sunnylinkUploaderDesc,
     "", nullptr, true);
   list->addItem(sunnylinkUploaderEnabledBtn);
@@ -290,7 +290,10 @@ void SunnylinkPanel::updatePanel() {
   pairSponsorBtn->setEnabled(!is_onroad && is_sunnylink_enabled);
   pairSponsorBtn->setValue(is_paired ? tr("Paired") : tr("Not Paired"));
 
-  sunnylinkUploaderEnabledBtn->setEnabled(max_current_sponsor_rule.roleTier >= SponsorTier::Novice && is_sunnylink_enabled);
+  bool can_do_uploads = max_current_sponsor_rule.roleTier >= SponsorTier::Novice && is_sunnylink_enabled;
+  sunnylinkUploaderEnabledBtn->setVisible(can_do_uploads);
+  sunnylinkUploaderEnabledBtn->setEnabled(can_do_uploads);
+  
 
   if (!is_sunnylink_enabled) {
     sunnylinkEnabledBtn->setValue("");