diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 687cfc4b..c196406b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 WebUI Forge is under a week of major revision right now between 2024 Aug 1 and Aug 7. To join the test, just update to the latest unstable version.
 
-**Current Progress (2024 Aug 3):** Backend Rewrite is 87% finished - remaining 30 hours to begin making it stable; remaining 48 hours to begin supporting many new things.
+**Current Progress (2024 Aug 3):** Backend Rewrite is 88% finished - remaining 30 hours to begin making it stable; remaining 48 hours to begin supporting many new things.
 
 For downloading previous versions, see [Previous Versions](https://github.com/lllyasviel/stable-diffusion-webui-forge/discussions/849).
 
diff --git a/modules/processing_scripts/refiner.py b/modules/processing_scripts/refiner.py
index 01504a5f..669b8cac 100644
--- a/modules/processing_scripts/refiner.py
+++ b/modules/processing_scripts/refiner.py
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ class ScriptRefiner(scripts.ScriptBuiltinUI):
 
     def ui(self, is_img2img):
         with InputAccordion(False, label="Refiner", elem_id=self.elem_id("enable")) as enable_refiner:
+            gr.Markdown('Refiner is currently under maintenance and unavailable. Sorry for the inconvenience.')
+
             with gr.Row():
-                refiner_checkpoint = gr.Dropdown(label='Checkpoint', elem_id=self.elem_id("checkpoint"), choices=["", *sd_models.checkpoint_tiles()], value='', tooltip="switch to another model in the middle of generation")
+                refiner_checkpoint = gr.Dropdown(label='Checkpoint', elem_id=self.elem_id("checkpoint"), choices=["", *sd_models.checkpoint_tiles()], value='', tooltip="switch to another model in the middle of generation", interactive=False)
                 create_refresh_button(refiner_checkpoint, sd_models.list_models, lambda: {"choices": sd_models.checkpoint_tiles()}, self.elem_id("checkpoint_refresh"))
 
-                refiner_switch_at = gr.Slider(value=0.8, label="Switch at", minimum=0.01, maximum=1.0, step=0.01, elem_id=self.elem_id("switch_at"), tooltip="fraction of sampling steps when the switch to refiner model should happen; 1=never, 0.5=switch in the middle of generation")
+                refiner_switch_at = gr.Slider(value=0.8, label="Switch at", minimum=0.01, maximum=1.0, step=0.01, elem_id=self.elem_id("switch_at"), tooltip="fraction of sampling steps when the switch to refiner model should happen; 1=never, 0.5=switch in the middle of generation", interactive=False)
 
         def lookup_checkpoint(title):
             info = sd_models.get_closet_checkpoint_match(title)