diff --git a/backend/src/apis/humhub/syncUser.ts b/backend/src/apis/humhub/syncUser.ts
index fc6fcc99b..b2957c555 100644
--- a/backend/src/apis/humhub/syncUser.ts
+++ b/backend/src/apis/humhub/syncUser.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ export async function syncUser(
 
   if (humhubUser) {
     if (!user.humhubAllowed) {
-      await humHubClient.deleteUser(humhubUser.id)
+      postUser.account.status = 0
+      await humHubClient.updateUser(postUser, humhubUser.id)
       return ExecutedHumhubAction.DELETE
     }
     if (!isHumhubUserIdenticalToDbUser(humhubUser, user)) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Settings.vue b/frontend/src/pages/Settings.vue
index d517feb20..dc7da13d4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Settings.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Settings.vue
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ export default {
       return firstName === this.firstName && lastName === this.lastName
     },
     isHumhubActivated() {
-      return this.humhubAllowed
+      return false // this.humhubAllowed
     },
     isCommunityService() {
       return this.isGMS || this.isHumhub