diff --git a/roles/pdc/backend/templates/pdcupdater.py b/roles/pdc/backend/templates/pdcupdater.py
index e05dafa4fa..df4a27e3c6 100644
--- a/roles/pdc/backend/templates/pdcupdater.py
+++ b/roles/pdc/backend/templates/pdcupdater.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ config = {
         'pdcupdater.handlers.pkgdb:NewPackageHandler',
         'pdcupdater.handlers.pkgdb:NewPackageBranchHandler',
         'pdcupdater.handlers.rpms:NewRPMHandler',
-        'pdcupdater.handlers.persons:NewPersonHandler',
+        #'pdcupdater.handlers.persons:NewPersonHandler',
     ],
 
     'logging': dict(