diff --git a/backend/src/app/auth/oidc.clj b/backend/src/app/auth/oidc.clj
index 145d04a79e..bc0fd83d3f 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/auth/oidc.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/auth/oidc.clj
@@ -574,7 +574,9 @@
 
     :else
     (let [info (assoc info :is-active (provider-has-email-verified? cfg info))]
-      (redirect-to-register cfg info))))
+      (if (contains? cf/flags :registration)
+        (redirect-to-register cfg info)
+        (redirect-with-error "registration-disabled")))))
 
 (defn- auth-handler
   [cfg {:keys [params] :as request}]