diff --git a/src/settings/controllers/DeviceIsolationModeController.ts b/src/settings/controllers/DeviceIsolationModeController.ts
index 03fee77742..fe932d0deb 100644
--- a/src/settings/controllers/DeviceIsolationModeController.ts
+++ b/src/settings/controllers/DeviceIsolationModeController.ts
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ export default class DeviceIsolationModeController extends SettingController {
  * @param settingValue - value of the "exclude_insecure_devices" setting.
  */
 export function setDeviceIsolationMode(client: MatrixClient, settingValue: boolean): void {
-    client
-        .getCrypto()
-        ?.setDeviceIsolationMode(
-            settingValue ? new OnlySignedDevicesIsolationMode() : new AllDevicesIsolationMode(true),
-        );
+    client.getCrypto()?.setDeviceIsolationMode(
+        settingValue
+            ? new OnlySignedDevicesIsolationMode()
+            : // TODO: As part of https://github.com/element-hq/element-meta/issues/2492, we will change
+              //   `errorOnVerifiedUserProblems` to `true`, but we need to have better UI in place before we can do so.
+              new AllDevicesIsolationMode(false),
+    );
 }
diff --git a/test/settings/controllers/DeviceIsolationModeController-test.ts b/test/settings/controllers/DeviceIsolationModeController-test.ts
index 089a8ddfc8..24590dabeb 100644
--- a/test/settings/controllers/DeviceIsolationModeController-test.ts
+++ b/test/settings/controllers/DeviceIsolationModeController-test.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe("DeviceIsolationModeController", () => {
             const cli = stubClient();
             const controller = new DeviceIsolationModeController();
             controller.onChange(SettingLevel.DEVICE, "", false);
-            expect(cli.getCrypto()?.setDeviceIsolationMode).toHaveBeenCalledWith(new AllDevicesIsolationMode(true));
+            expect(cli.getCrypto()?.setDeviceIsolationMode).toHaveBeenCalledWith(new AllDevicesIsolationMode(false));
         });
     });
 });