diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/noggin/templates/noggin.cfg.py b/roles/openshift-apps/noggin/templates/noggin.cfg.py
index ac0f61377b..d7cdca8990 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/noggin/templates/noggin.cfg.py
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/noggin/templates/noggin.cfg.py
@@ -40,3 +40,6 @@ SECRET_KEY = from_file('/etc/noggin-secrets/session').encode('utf-8')
 
 # Spam checking
 # BASSET_URL = None
+
+# Disable registration until the account import is complete
+REGISTRATION_OPEN = False