diff --git a/src/redux/reducers/experimentalFeaturesSlice.ts b/src/redux/reducers/experimentalFeaturesSlice.ts
index d52b327fe5..7f608fddd0 100644
--- a/src/redux/reducers/experimentalFeaturesSlice.ts
+++ b/src/redux/reducers/experimentalFeaturesSlice.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ import { createSlice } from '@reduxjs/toolkit'
 import { RootState } from 'src/redux/Store'
 
 type ExperimentalFeaturesSlice = {
+  optOutOfEarlyUserRelease?: boolean
   unavailableInstitutions?: { guid: string; name: string }[]
 }
 
 export const initialState: ExperimentalFeaturesSlice = {
+  optOutOfEarlyUserRelease: false,
   unavailableInstitutions: [],
 }
 
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ const experimentalFeaturesSlice = createSlice({
   reducers: {
     loadExperimentalFeatures(state, action) {
       state.unavailableInstitutions = action.payload?.unavailableInstitutions || []
+      state.optOutOfEarlyUserRelease = action.payload?.optOutOfEarlyUserRelease || false
     },
   },
 })
diff --git a/src/utilities/__tests__/pollers-test.js b/src/utilities/__tests__/pollers-test.js
index a862aadc5b..4f489bbb12 100644
--- a/src/utilities/__tests__/pollers-test.js
+++ b/src/utilities/__tests__/pollers-test.js
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ describe('pollMember', () => {
       expect(result.initialDataReady).toBe(true)
     })
 
-    it('should NOT set initialDataReady flag when async_account_data_ready becomes true and CLT guid is excluded', async () => {
+    it('should NOT set initialDataReady flag when async_account_data_ready becomes true and optOutOfEarlyUserRelease is true', async () => {
       const mockMember = createMockMember({
         connection_status: ReadableStatuses.SYNCING,
         is_being_aggregated: false,
@@ -260,12 +260,7 @@ describe('pollMember', () => {
       mockApi.loadJob.mockReturnValue(of(mockJob))
 
       const resultPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-        const subscription = pollMember(
-          memberGuid,
-          mockApi,
-          clientLocale,
-          'CLT-64ff7421-a8ef-4ac0-90f1-1636eda1a1fd',
-        )
+        const subscription = pollMember(memberGuid, mockApi, clientLocale, true)
           .pipe(take(1))
           .subscribe({
             next: (result) => {
diff --git a/src/utilities/pollers.js b/src/utilities/pollers.js
index de9a56f067..97fd8a449d 100644
--- a/src/utilities/pollers.js
+++ b/src/utilities/pollers.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_POLLING_STATE = {
   initialDataReady: false, // whether the initial data ready event has been sent
 }
 
-export function pollMember(memberGuid, api, clientLocale, clientGuid = null) {
+export function pollMember(memberGuid, api, clientLocale, optOutOfEarlyUserRelease = false) {
   return interval(3000).pipe(
     switchMap(() =>
       // Poll the currentMember. Catch errors but don't handle it here
@@ -57,13 +57,11 @@ export function pollMember(memberGuid, api, clientLocale, clientGuid = null) {
           initialDataReady: acc.initialDataReady,
         }
 
-        // HARD CODED - GROSS...  Remove client exclusion when we know how to handle it properly
-        const excludedClients = ['CLT-64ff7421-a8ef-4ac0-90f1-1636eda1a1fd']
         if (
           !isError &&
           !acc.initialDataReady &&
           response?.job?.async_account_data_ready &&
-          !excludedClients.includes(clientGuid)
+          !optOutOfEarlyUserRelease
         ) {
           pollingState.initialDataReady = true
         }
diff --git a/src/views/connecting/Connecting.js b/src/views/connecting/Connecting.js
index ec07e1b3b7..974e8a8312 100644
--- a/src/views/connecting/Connecting.js
+++ b/src/views/connecting/Connecting.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ import { POST_MESSAGES } from 'src/const/postMessages'
 import { AnalyticContext } from 'src/Connect'
 import { PostMessageContext } from 'src/ConnectWidget'
 import { Stack } from '@mui/material'
-import { getClientGuid } from 'src/redux/reducers/profilesSlice'
+import { getExperimentalFeatures } from 'src/redux/reducers/experimentalFeaturesSlice'
 
 export const Connecting = (props) => {
   const {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export const Connecting = (props) => {
   } = props
 
   const selectedInstitution = useSelector(getSelectedInstitution)
-  const clientGuid = useSelector(getClientGuid)
+  const { optOutOfEarlyUserRelease } = useSelector(getExperimentalFeatures)
   const sendAnalyticsEvent = useAnalyticsEvent()
   const clientLocale = useMemo(() => {
     return document.querySelector('html')?.getAttribute('lang') || 'en'
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ export const Connecting = (props) => {
     })
       .pipe(
         concatMap((member) =>
-          pollMember(member.guid, api, clientLocale, clientGuid).pipe(
+          pollMember(member.guid, api, clientLocale, optOutOfEarlyUserRelease).pipe(
             tap((pollingState) => handleMemberPoll(pollingState)),
             filter((pollingState) => pollingState.pollingIsDone),
             pluck('currentResponse'),
diff --git a/typings/connectProps.d.ts b/typings/connectProps.d.ts
index 4aead1125a..01af22ace1 100644
--- a/typings/connectProps.d.ts
+++ b/typings/connectProps.d.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ interface ConnectProps {
   userFeatures?: object
   experimentalFeatures?: null | {
     unavailableInstitutions?: { guid: string; name: string }[]
+    optOutOfEarlyUserRelease?: boolean
   }
 }
 interface ClientConfigType {