diff --git a/gui/v2/actions/disable_profiles.py b/gui/v2/actions/disable_profiles.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfa912e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/v2/actions/disable_profiles.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+from core.models.session.SessionProfile import SessionProfile
+from core.models.system.SystemProfile import SystemProfile
+from core.controllers.ProfileController import ProfileController
+from core.models.BaseProfile import BaseProfile
+
+# not currently used, but can be added:
+# application_version_observer,
+# client_observer,
+# invoice_observer,
+
+from gui.v2.infrastructure.setup_observers import (
+    connection_observer,
+    profile_observer,
+    ticket_observer,
+)
+
+import inspect
+
+def filter_profiles_by_type(profile_data: list) -> tuple:
+    """
+    Purpose:
+        Isolate system and session profiles into separate lists
+    Why:
+        Session profiles must be disabled first before System profiles.
+    Called by:
+        worker_thread's disable_all_profiles
+    """
+    system_profiles = []
+    session_profiles = []
+    for profile_id in profile_data:
+        profile = ProfileController.get(int(profile_id))
+
+        if isinstance(profile, SessionProfile):
+            session_profiles.append(profile)
+
+        elif isinstance(profile, SystemProfile):
+            system_profiles.append(profile)
+
+        else:
+            print(f"Skipping/discarding unknown profile {profile_id} type {type(profile)} full info: {profile}")
+
+    return session_profiles, system_profiles
+
+
+def disable_profile_via_controller(profile: BaseProfile):
+    """
+    Purpose:
+        Disable a profile via the controller
+    Why:
+        Inspect signature deals with changing observers
+    Called by:
+        worker_thread's disable_all_profiles
+    """
+    kwargs = {
+        'profile_observer': profile_observer,
+        'ticket_observer': ticket_observer,
+        'connection_observer': connection_observer,
+    }
+    supported = inspect.signature(ProfileController.disable).parameters
+    ProfileController.disable(
+        profile,
+        **{key: value for key, value in kwargs.items() if key in supported}
+    )
+
+    # We return nothing, because core signals via observers for success. And raises errors for failure.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gui/v2/workers/worker_thread.py b/gui/v2/workers/worker_thread.py
index 6092659..4d968c6 100755
--- a/gui/v2/workers/worker_thread.py
+++ b/gui/v2/workers/worker_thread.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import shlex
 import subprocess
-import inspect
+# import inspect
+import time
 
 from PyQt6.QtCore import QThread, pyqtSignal
 
@@ -23,6 +24,11 @@ from core.errors.exceptions import SudoScript, MissingPreReqs, FirewallError
 from core.models.Result import Result, ResultError
 from core.services.helpers.install_dependencies import setup_singbox_binary as install_singbox_binary
 
+from gui.v2.actions.disable_profiles import (
+    filter_profiles_by_type,
+    disable_profile_via_controller
+)
+
 from gui.v2.infrastructure.setup_observers import (
     application_version_observer,
     client_observer,
@@ -53,17 +59,17 @@ class WorkerThread(QThread):
         self.is_running = True
         self.is_disabling = False
 
-    def _disable_profile(self, profile):
-        kwargs = {
-            'profile_observer': profile_observer,
-            'ticket_observer': ticket_observer,
-            'connection_observer': connection_observer,
-        }
-        supported = inspect.signature(ProfileController.disable).parameters
-        ProfileController.disable(
-            profile,
-            **{key: value for key, value in kwargs.items() if key in supported}
-        )
+    # def _disable_profile(self, profile):
+    #     kwargs = {
+    #         'profile_observer': profile_observer,
+    #         'ticket_observer': ticket_observer,
+    #         'connection_observer': connection_observer,
+    #     }
+    #     supported = inspect.signature(ProfileController.disable).parameters
+    #     ProfileController.disable(
+    #         profile,
+    #         **{key: value for key, value in kwargs.items() if key in supported}
+    #     )
 
     def run(self):
         if self.action == 'LIST_PROFILES':
@@ -176,11 +182,28 @@ class WorkerThread(QThread):
         self.finished.emit(False)
 
     def disable_all_profiles(self):
+        """
+        Purpose:
+            Loop through all profiles in the class data,
+            Classify them, and disable them.
+        Why:
+            Session profiles must be disabled first before System profiles.
+        Called by:
+            Same Class run()
+        """
+        session_profiles, system_profiles = filter_profiles_by_type(self.profile_data)
         try:
-            for profile_id in self.profile_data:
-                profile = ProfileController.get(int(profile_id))
-                if isinstance(profile, SessionProfile) or isinstance(profile, SystemProfile):
-                    self._disable_profile(profile)
+            # SESSION
+            for profile in session_profiles:
+                disable_profile_via_controller(profile)
+            print("finished with session profiles. now moving onto session profiles")
+
+            if session_profiles and system_profiles:
+                time.sleep(1)
+
+            # SYSTEM
+            for profile in system_profiles:
+                disable_profile_via_controller(profile)
             self.text_output.emit("All profiles were successfully disabled")
         except SudoScript as e:
             self.text_output.emit(str(e))
@@ -188,7 +211,8 @@ class WorkerThread(QThread):
             self.text_output.emit(str(e))
         except MissingPreReqs as e:
             self.text_output.emit(str(e))
-        except Exception:
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Error: {str(e)}")
             self.text_output.emit("An error occurred when disabling profile")
         finally:
             self.finished.emit(True)
@@ -289,7 +313,7 @@ class WorkerThread(QThread):
         try:
             profile = ProfileController.get(int(self.profile_data['id']))
             if profile:
-                self._disable_profile(profile)
+                disable_profile_via_controller(profile)
             else:
                 self.text_output.emit(
                     f"No profile found with ID: {self.profile_data['id']}")