diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/HIR/Environment.ts b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/HIR/Environment.ts
index b3c2d25001..05a0688836 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/HIR/Environment.ts
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/HIR/Environment.ts
@@ -280,10 +280,10 @@ const EnvironmentConfigSchema = z.object({
    * This is relatively infrequent, as reactive scopes generally span
    * up to but excluding return statements.
    *
-   * When disabled (default), the compiler will skip any functions which
+   * When disabled, the compiler will error (bailout) on any functions which
    * would create a reactive scope that contains a return statement.
    */
-  enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes: z.boolean().default(false),
+  enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes: z.boolean().default(true),
 
   // Enable validation of mutable ranges
   assertValidMutableRanges: z.boolean().default(false),
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/conditional-early-return.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/conditional-early-return.expect.md
index 6a8f8f4bdf..29074d3508 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/conditional-early-return.expect.md
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/conditional-early-return.expect.md
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 ## Input
 
 ```javascript
-// @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
-
 /**
  * props.b does *not* influence `a`
  */
@@ -68,8 +66,7 @@ export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
 ## Code
 
 ```javascript
-import { unstable_useMemoCache as useMemoCache } from "react"; // @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
-
+import { unstable_useMemoCache as useMemoCache } from "react";
 /**
  * props.b does *not* influence `a`
  */
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/conditional-early-return.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/conditional-early-return.js
index 9e258845f1..d0b335bb38 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/conditional-early-return.js
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/conditional-early-return.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
-
 /**
  * props.b does *not* influence `a`
  */
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-nested-early-return-within-reactive-scope.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-nested-early-return-within-reactive-scope.expect.md
index 9e4990bcea..5a6ced61b7 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-nested-early-return-within-reactive-scope.expect.md
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-nested-early-return-within-reactive-scope.expect.md
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 ## Input
 
 ```javascript
-// @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
 function Component(props) {
   let x = [];
   if (props.cond) {
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
 ## Code
 
 ```javascript
-import { unstable_useMemoCache as useMemoCache } from "react"; // @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
+import { unstable_useMemoCache as useMemoCache } from "react";
 function Component(props) {
   const $ = useMemoCache(5);
   let t53;
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-nested-early-return-within-reactive-scope.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-nested-early-return-within-reactive-scope.js
index 4cd7798482..9f5b357bf9 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-nested-early-return-within-reactive-scope.js
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-nested-early-return-within-reactive-scope.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
 function Component(props) {
   let x = [];
   if (props.cond) {
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-no-declarations-reassignments-dependencies.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-no-declarations-reassignments-dependencies.expect.md
index a607f36850..605eef8484 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-no-declarations-reassignments-dependencies.expect.md
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-no-declarations-reassignments-dependencies.expect.md
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 ## Input
 
 ```javascript
-// @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
 import { makeArray } from "shared-runtime";
 
 /**
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
 ## Code
 
 ```javascript
-import { unstable_useMemoCache as useMemoCache } from "react"; // @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
+import { unstable_useMemoCache as useMemoCache } from "react";
 import { makeArray } from "shared-runtime";
 
 /**
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-no-declarations-reassignments-dependencies.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-no-declarations-reassignments-dependencies.js
index 891dc27e7b..f0a4b49f6a 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-no-declarations-reassignments-dependencies.js
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-no-declarations-reassignments-dependencies.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
 import { makeArray } from "shared-runtime";
 
 /**
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-within-reactive-scope.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-within-reactive-scope.expect.md
index e0ac96cab5..1996b38494 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-within-reactive-scope.expect.md
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-within-reactive-scope.expect.md
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 ## Input
 
 ```javascript
-// @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
 import { makeArray } from "shared-runtime";
 
 function Component(props) {
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
 ## Code
 
 ```javascript
-import { unstable_useMemoCache as useMemoCache } from "react"; // @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
+import { unstable_useMemoCache as useMemoCache } from "react";
 import { makeArray } from "shared-runtime";
 
 function Component(props) {
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-within-reactive-scope.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-within-reactive-scope.js
index 3d9a6d6bd0..4a9d1ab909 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-within-reactive-scope.js
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/early-return-within-reactive-scope.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
 import { makeArray } from "shared-runtime";
 
 function Component(props) {
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-early-return--early-return-within-reactive-scope.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-early-return--early-return-within-reactive-scope.expect.md
index b38723ae01..feba5c887f 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-early-return--early-return-within-reactive-scope.expect.md
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-early-return--early-return-within-reactive-scope.expect.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ## Input
 
 ```javascript
+// @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes:false
 function Component(props) {
   let x = [];
   if (props.cond) {
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
 ## Error
 
 ```
-[ReactForget] Todo: Support early return within a reactive scope (6:6)
+[ReactForget] Todo: Support early return within a reactive scope (7:7)
 ```
           
       
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-early-return--early-return-within-reactive-scope.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-early-return--early-return-within-reactive-scope.js
index 36d690edbb..df07294a59 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-early-return--early-return-within-reactive-scope.js
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/error.todo-early-return--early-return-within-reactive-scope.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes:false
 function Component(props) {
   let x = [];
   if (props.cond) {
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/partial-early-return-within-reactive-scope.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/partial-early-return-within-reactive-scope.expect.md
index 7d6898430e..c4f26fe8f7 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/partial-early-return-within-reactive-scope.expect.md
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/partial-early-return-within-reactive-scope.expect.md
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 ## Input
 
 ```javascript
-// @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
 function Component(props) {
   let x = [];
   let y = null;
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
 ## Code
 
 ```javascript
-import { unstable_useMemoCache as useMemoCache } from "react"; // @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
+import { unstable_useMemoCache as useMemoCache } from "react";
 function Component(props) {
   const $ = useMemoCache(4);
   let y;
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/partial-early-return-within-reactive-scope.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/partial-early-return-within-reactive-scope.js
index 28f09a4e28..9739a2a8de 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/partial-early-return-within-reactive-scope.js
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/partial-early-return-within-reactive-scope.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
 function Component(props) {
   let x = [];
   let y = null;
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-try-value-modified-in-catch.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-try-value-modified-in-catch.expect.md
index 37ff7f4cfd..022605becd 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-try-value-modified-in-catch.expect.md
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-try-value-modified-in-catch.expect.md
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 ## Input
 
 ```javascript
-// @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
 const { throwInput } = require("shared-runtime");
 
 function Component(props) {
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
 ## Code
 
 ```javascript
-import { unstable_useMemoCache as useMemoCache } from "react"; // @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
+import { unstable_useMemoCache as useMemoCache } from "react";
 const { throwInput } = require("shared-runtime");
 
 function Component(props) {
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-try-value-modified-in-catch.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-try-value-modified-in-catch.js
index a4cc0bcc95..578b9a0897 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-try-value-modified-in-catch.js
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-try-value-modified-in-catch.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
 const { throwInput } = require("shared-runtime");
 
 function Component(props) {
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-with-catch-param.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-with-catch-param.expect.md
index 59fb64afec..a067460741 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-with-catch-param.expect.md
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-with-catch-param.expect.md
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 ## Input
 
 ```javascript
-// @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
 const { throwInput } = require("shared-runtime");
 
 function Component(props) {
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
 ## Code
 
 ```javascript
-import { unstable_useMemoCache as useMemoCache } from "react"; // @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
+import { unstable_useMemoCache as useMemoCache } from "react";
 const { throwInput } = require("shared-runtime");
 
 function Component(props) {
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-with-catch-param.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-with-catch-param.js
index b6b9ac523a..9508694f96 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-with-catch-param.js
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-with-catch-param.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
 const { throwInput } = require("shared-runtime");
 
 function Component(props) {
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-with-return.expect.md b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-with-return.expect.md
index 07bbbf1363..e27d9fe584 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-with-return.expect.md
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-with-return.expect.md
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 ## Input
 
 ```javascript
-// @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
 const { shallowCopy, throwInput } = require("shared-runtime");
 
 function Component(props) {
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ export const FIXTURE_ENTRYPOINT = {
 ## Code
 
 ```javascript
-import { unstable_useMemoCache as useMemoCache } from "react"; // @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
+import { unstable_useMemoCache as useMemoCache } from "react";
 const { shallowCopy, throwInput } = require("shared-runtime");
 
 function Component(props) {
diff --git a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-with-return.js b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-with-return.js
index 3943af6cbc..640cb1ba1f 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-with-return.js
+++ b/compiler/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/__tests__/fixtures/compiler/try-catch-with-return.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// @enableEarlyReturnInReactiveScopes
 const { shallowCopy, throwInput } = require("shared-runtime");
 
 function Component(props) {