diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/mici/layouts/settings/developer.py b/selfdrive/ui/mici/layouts/settings/developer.py
index c2daab07e..ee18c46b9 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/mici/layouts/settings/developer.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/mici/layouts/settings/developer.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class DeveloperLayoutMici(NavScroller):
     self._adb_toggle = BigCircleParamControl(gui_app.texture("icons_mici/adb_short.png", 82, 82), "AdbEnabled", icon_offset=(0, 12))
     self._ssh_toggle = BigCircleParamControl(gui_app.texture("icons_mici/ssh_short.png", 82, 82), "SshEnabled", icon_offset=(0, 12))
     self._use_prebuilt_toggle = BigParamControl("use prebuilt binaries", "UsePrebuilt")
+    self._disable_wide_road_toggle = BigParamControl("disable wide road camera", "DisableWideRoad", toggle_callback=restart_needed_callback)
     self._joystick_toggle = BigToggle("joystick debug mode",
                                       initial_state=ui_state.params.get_bool("JoystickDebugMode"),
                                       toggle_callback=self._on_joystick_debug_mode)
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ class DeveloperLayoutMici(NavScroller):
       self._ssh_toggle,
       self._ssh_keys_btn,
       self._use_prebuilt_toggle,
+      self._disable_wide_road_toggle,
       self._joystick_toggle,
       self._long_maneuver_toggle,
       self._lat_maneuver_toggle,
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ class DeveloperLayoutMici(NavScroller):
       ("AdbEnabled", self._adb_toggle),
       ("SshEnabled", self._ssh_toggle),
       ("UsePrebuilt", self._use_prebuilt_toggle),
+      ("DisableWideRoad", self._disable_wide_road_toggle),
       ("JoystickDebugMode", self._joystick_toggle),
       ("LongitudinalManeuverMode", self._long_maneuver_toggle),
       ("LateralManeuverMode", self._lat_maneuver_toggle),
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ class DeveloperLayoutMici(NavScroller):
     onroad_blocked_toggles = (
       self._adb_toggle,
       self._use_prebuilt_toggle,
+      self._disable_wide_road_toggle,
       self._joystick_toggle,
     )
     engaged_blocked_toggles = (self._long_maneuver_toggle, self._lat_maneuver_toggle, self._alpha_long_toggle)
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad/annotated_camera.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad/annotated_camera.cc
index dace1ce04..38f80d96b 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad/annotated_camera.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/onroad/annotated_camera.cc
@@ -158,8 +158,9 @@ void AnnotatedCameraWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event) {
       }
       wide_cam_requested = wide_cam_requested && sm["selfdriveState"].getSelfdriveState().getExperimentalMode() && starpilot_toggles.value("camera_view").toInt() == 0;
     }
-    CameraWidget::setStreamType(starpilot_toggles.value("camera_view").toInt() == 1 ? VISION_STREAM_DRIVER :
-                                starpilot_toggles.value("camera_view").toInt() == 3 || wide_cam_requested ? VISION_STREAM_WIDE_ROAD :
+    int camera_view = starpilot_toggles.value("camera_view").toInt();
+    CameraWidget::setStreamType(camera_view == 1 ? VISION_STREAM_DRIVER :
+                                ((camera_view == 3 && has_wide_cam) || wide_cam_requested) ? VISION_STREAM_WIDE_ROAD :
                                 VISION_STREAM_ROAD);
     CameraWidget::setFrameId(sm["modelV2"].getModelV2().getFrameId());
 
diff --git a/system/camerad/cameras/hw.h b/system/camerad/cameras/hw.h
index 23409087a..2ecb1ad2b 100644
--- a/system/camerad/cameras/hw.h
+++ b/system/camerad/cameras/hw.h
@@ -27,6 +27,19 @@ struct CameraConfig {
   SpectraOutputType output_type;
 };
 
+inline bool camera_enabled_at_runtime(int camera_num) {
+  switch (camera_num) {
+    case 0:
+      return getenv("DISABLE_WIDE_ROAD") == nullptr;
+    case 1:
+      return getenv("DISABLE_ROAD") == nullptr;
+    case 2:
+      return getenv("DISABLE_DRIVER") == nullptr;
+    default:
+      return true;
+  }
+}
+
 // NOTE: to be able to disable road and wide road, we still have to configure the sensor over i2c
 // If you don't do this, the strobe GPIO is an output (even in reset it seems!)
 const CameraConfig WIDE_ROAD_CAMERA_CONFIG = {
diff --git a/system/camerad/cameras/spectra.cc b/system/camerad/cameras/spectra.cc
index e841f2a1a..bd669aa12 100644
--- a/system/camerad/cameras/spectra.cc
+++ b/system/camerad/cameras/spectra.cc
@@ -235,16 +235,7 @@ void SpectraMaster::init() {
 SpectraCamera::SpectraCamera(SpectraMaster *master, const CameraConfig &config)
   : m(master),
     cc(config) {
-  // Runtime check for disable environment variables (must happen after main() sets them)
-  bool should_disable = false;
-  if (config.camera_num == 0 && getenv("DISABLE_WIDE_ROAD")) {
-    should_disable = true;
-  } else if (config.camera_num == 1 && getenv("DISABLE_ROAD")) {
-    should_disable = true;
-  } else if (config.camera_num == 2 && getenv("DISABLE_DRIVER")) {
-    should_disable = true;
-  }
-  enabled = !should_disable;
+  enabled = camera_enabled_at_runtime(config.camera_num);
 
   ife_buf_depth = VIPC_BUFFER_COUNT;
   assert(ife_buf_depth < MAX_IFE_BUFS);
@@ -1483,7 +1474,7 @@ bool SpectraCamera::syncFirstFrame(int camera_id, uint64_t request_id, uint64_t
 
   // Ensure all cameras are up
   int enabled_camera_count = std::count_if(std::begin(ALL_CAMERA_CONFIGS), std::end(ALL_CAMERA_CONFIGS),
-                                           [](const auto &config) { return config.enabled; });
+                                           [](const auto &config) { return camera_enabled_at_runtime(config.camera_num); });
   bool all_cams_up = camera_sync_data.size() == enabled_camera_count;
 
   // Wait until the timestamps line up