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The impact of a 3d divalent substitution for Cu using 𝑀²⁺ ions not presenting elongated 𝑀⁢O₅ pyramids has been explored in YBaCuFeO₅ as a new strategy to upgrade the magnetic properties of this high-temperature spiral magnet and potential multiferroic. In this work we investigate the incidence of the C⁢u²⁺ with C⁢o²⁺ substitution in YBa⁡(Cu1−𝑥⁢Co𝑥)⁢FeO5 compounds in which B-site disorder is kept invariant (disorder 𝑛𝑑≈36%). The study validates the reduction of the uniaxial elongation distortion at Cu sites as an efficient alternative way to disorder that enables one to enhance the thermal stability of the spiral order. In addition, the rotation plane of the helix is reoriented by the Cu/Co substitution and nearby the triple point (when 𝑇𝑆 is maximal) the spiral order adopts an almost complete cycloidal magnetic configuration. These results lay the foundation of a new mechanism to tune the stability of the magnetic spirals in layered perovskites based on reducing the uniaxial elongation associated to the (4+1)-coordination of C⁢u²⁺ ions in square CuO₅ pyramids.