diff --git a/aleksis/apps/untis/settings.py b/aleksis/apps/untis/settings.py
index 0f05d5db30d3b988c7181ccaca9fda786116167b..a1a7b9a4e9d9e5c07b197c45f36fb23964236afa 100644
--- a/aleksis/apps/untis/settings.py
+++ b/aleksis/apps/untis/settings.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 from aleksis.core.settings import _settings
 
-DATABASES = {
-    "untis": {
-        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.mysql",
-        "NAME": _settings.get("untis.database.name", "untis"),
-        "USER": _settings.get("untis.database.user", "untis"),
-        "PASSWORD": _settings.get("untis.database.password", None),
-        "HOST": _settings.get("untis.database.host", "127.0.0.1"),
-        "PORT": _settings.get("untis.database.port", 3306),
+if _settings.get("untis.database.enabled"):
+    DATABASES = {
+        "untis": {
+            "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.mysql",
+            "NAME": _settings.get("untis.database.name", "untis"),
+            "USER": _settings.get("untis.database.user", "untis"),
+            "PASSWORD": _settings.get("untis.database.password", None),
+            "HOST": _settings.get("untis.database.host", "127.0.0.1"),
+            "PORT": _settings.get("untis.database.port", 3306),
+        }
     }
-}