diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index f9f2e40a..a6c32a8f 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   attr_accessible :email, :password, :password_confirmation, :remember_me, :role_id, :role_ids,
                   :name, :email_public, :biography, :nickname, :affiliation, :is_admin,
-                  :tshirt, :mobile, :volunteer_experience, :languages, :username, :login
+                  :tshirt, :mobile, :volunteer_experience, :languages, :username, :login, :is_disabled
 
   attr_accessor :login
 
diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index 4d3c548e..166393cf 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 # Create sample user
 user = User.new(email: 'deleted@localhost.osem', name: 'User deleted', username: 'deleted_user',
-                biography: 'Data is no longer available for deleted user.',
+                biography: 'Data is no longer available for deleted user.', is_disabled: true,
                 password: Devise.friendly_token[0, 20])
 user.skip_confirmation!
 user.save!