diff --git a/etebase_server/settings.py b/etebase_server/settings.py
index d98ecc6..acfcd73 100644
--- a/etebase_server/settings.py
+++ b/etebase_server/settings.py
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ config_locations = [
     "/etc/etebase-server/etebase-server.ini",
 ]
 
+ETEBASE_CREATE_USER_FUNC = "django_etebase.utils.create_user_blocked"
+
 # Use config file if present
 if any(os.path.isfile(x) for x in config_locations):
     config = configparser.ConfigParser()