diff --git a/kubernetes/loculus/templates/keycloak-config-map.yaml b/kubernetes/loculus/templates/keycloak-config-map.yaml
index 88a581bbe..df6f7622b 100644
--- a/kubernetes/loculus/templates/keycloak-config-map.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/loculus/templates/keycloak-config-map.yaml
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ data:
     "identityProviderAlias" : "orcid",
     "identityProviderMapper" : "hardcoded-attribute-idp-mapper",
     "config" : {
-      "syncMode" : "INHERIT",
+      "syncMode" : "IMPORT",
       "attribute" : "username"
     }
     },{