diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1e792d9..6817f8d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "ultimate-ai-connector-compatible-endpoints",
-	"version": "1.1.0",
+	"version": "1.1.1",
 	"private": true,
 	"license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
 	"scripts": {
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 37e932c..e02b045 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Contributors: superdav42
 Tags: ai, connector, ollama, llm, local-ai
 Requires at least: 7.0
 Tested up to: 7.0
-Stable tag: 1.1.0
+Stable tag: 1.1.1
 Requires PHP: 7.4
 License: GPL-2.0-or-later
 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ Yes. WordPress 7.0 ships the AI Client SDK in core, so this connector plugin wor
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 1.1.1 - Released on 2026-04-07 =
+
+* Fix: re-assert our `registerConnector()` call across multiple ticks (microtask + 0/50/250/1000 ms) so the WP core `registerDefaultConnectors()` auto-register can't clobber the custom card with the generic API-key UI. The two scripts can run in either order depending on dynamic-import resolution; this guarantees we end up last. The proper upstream fix is in https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/77116 — once that ships in a Gutenberg release, this workaround can be removed.
+
 = 1.1.0 - Released on 2026-04-01 =
 
 * Improved: Renamed plugin to "Ultimate AI Connector for Compatible Endpoints" for clarity and trademark compliance.
diff --git a/src/index.jsx b/src/index.jsx
index a737adb..722c3e2 100644
--- a/src/index.jsx
+++ b/src/index.jsx
@@ -400,10 +400,31 @@ function CompatibleEndpointConnectorCard( { slug, label, description } ) {
 // Register the connector card.
 // The slug matches the provider ID used in the PHP AI Client registry so that
 // this JS registration overrides the auto-discovered entry in WP 7.0+.
-registerConnector( 'ultimate-ai-connector-compatible-endpoints', {
+const SLUG = 'ultimate-ai-connector-compatible-endpoints';
+const CONFIG = {
 	label: __( 'Compatible Endpoint' ),
 	description: __(
 		'Connect to Ollama, LM Studio, or any AI endpoint using the standard chat completions API format.'
 	),
 	render: CompatibleEndpointConnectorCard,
-} );
+};
+
+// WP core's `routes/connectors-home/content` module runs
+// `registerDefaultConnectors()` from inside an async dynamic import. By the
+// time it executes, our top-level registerConnector() has already populated
+// the store — and the store reducer spreads new config over existing
+// entries, so the default's `args.render = ApiKeyConnector` overwrites our
+// custom render. The fix in WordPress/gutenberg#77116 will solve this in
+// core, but until that lands and ships we re-assert our registration on
+// multiple ticks (sync + microtask + setTimeout 0/50/250/1000ms) to
+// guarantee we end up last regardless of dynamic-import resolution order.
+function registerOurs() {
+	registerConnector( SLUG, CONFIG );
+}
+
+registerOurs();
+Promise.resolve().then( registerOurs );
+setTimeout( registerOurs, 0 );
+setTimeout( registerOurs, 50 );
+setTimeout( registerOurs, 250 );
+setTimeout( registerOurs, 1000 );
diff --git a/ultimate-ai-connector-compatible-endpoints.php b/ultimate-ai-connector-compatible-endpoints.php
index 10fcd63..a2c17ca 100644
--- a/ultimate-ai-connector-compatible-endpoints.php
+++ b/ultimate-ai-connector-compatible-endpoints.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Description: Registers an AI Client provider for Ollama, LM Studio, or any AI endpoint using the standard chat completions API format.
  * Requires at least: 7.0
  * Requires PHP: 7.4
- * Version: 1.1.0
+ * Version: 1.1.1
  * Author: Ultimate Multisite Community
  * Author URI: https://ultimatemultisite.com
  * License: GPL-2.0-or-later
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	return;
 }
 
-define( 'ULTIMATE_AI_CONNECTOR_COMPATIBLE_ENDPOINTS_VERSION', '1.1.0' );
+define( 'ULTIMATE_AI_CONNECTOR_COMPATIBLE_ENDPOINTS_VERSION', '1.1.1' );
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Load function files (no SDK dependency).