diff --git a/roles/matrix_synapse/templates/homeserver.yaml.j2 b/roles/matrix_synapse/templates/homeserver.yaml.j2
index 51097d4..c5b4844 100644
--- a/roles/matrix_synapse/templates/homeserver.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/matrix_synapse/templates/homeserver.yaml.j2
@@ -192,6 +192,10 @@ oidc_config:
 sso:
   client_whitelist:
     - {{ synapse_public_baseurl | default('https://matrix.' + synapse_server_name) }}
+
+password_config:
+  enabled: False
+  localdb_enabled: False
 {% endif %}
 
 alias_creation_rules: