diff --git a/cookbook/helper/AllAuthCustomAdapter.py b/cookbook/helper/AllAuthCustomAdapter.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba76bfca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cookbook/helper/AllAuthCustomAdapter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from django.conf import settings
+
+from allauth.account.adapter import DefaultAccountAdapter
+
+
+class AllAuthCustomAdapter(DefaultAccountAdapter):
+
+    def is_open_for_signup(self, request):
+        """
+        Whether to allow sign ups.
+        """
+        allow_signups = super(
+            AllAuthCustomAdapter, self).is_open_for_signup(request)
+        # Override with setting, otherwise default to super.
+        return getattr(settings, 'ACCOUNT_ALLOW_SIGNUPS', allow_signups)
diff --git a/cookbook/helper/__init__.py b/cookbook/helper/__init__.py
index 4f07006d..c1cb3788 100644
--- a/cookbook/helper/__init__.py
+++ b/cookbook/helper/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import cookbook.helper.dal
+from cookbook.helper.AllAuthCustomAdapter import AllAuthCustomAdapter
 
 __all__ = [
     'dal',
diff --git a/recipes/settings.py b/recipes/settings.py
index bfda01d9..121ccddb 100644
--- a/recipes/settings.py
+++ b/recipes/settings.py
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ DEMO = bool(int(os.getenv('DEMO', False)))
 
 INTERNAL_IPS = os.getenv('INTERNAL_IPS').split(',') if os.getenv('INTERNAL_IPS') else ['127.0.0.1']
 
-# django allauth site id
-SITE_ID = int(os.getenv('ALLAUTH_SITE_ID', 1))
-
 # allow djangos wsgi server to server mediafiles
 GUNICORN_MEDIA = bool(int(os.getenv('GUNICORN_MEDIA', True)))
 
@@ -101,15 +98,42 @@ MIDDLEWARE = [
     'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
 ]
 
+# Auth related settings
 AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
     'django.contrib.auth.backends.ModelBackend',
     'allauth.account.auth_backends.AuthenticationBackend',
 ]
 
+# django allauth site id
+SITE_ID = int(os.getenv('ALLAUTH_SITE_ID', 1))
+
+ACCOUNT_ADAPTER = 'cookbook.helper.AllAuthCustomAdapter'
+
+# disable account creation using allauth
+ACCOUNT_ALLOW_SIGNUPS = bool(int(os.getenv('ACCOUNT_ALLOW_SIGNUPS', False)))
+
 if REVERSE_PROXY_AUTH:
     MIDDLEWARE.append('recipes.middleware.CustomRemoteUser')
     AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS.append('django.contrib.auth.backends.RemoteUserBackend')
 
+# Password validation
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
+
+AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',
+    },
+    {
+        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',
+    },
+]
+
 SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER = ('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO', 'https')
 
 REST_FRAMEWORK = {
@@ -157,24 +181,6 @@ DATABASES = {
     }
 }
 
-# Password validation
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
-
-AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
-    {
-        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
-    },
-    {
-        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
-    },
-    {
-        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',
-    },
-    {
-        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',
-    },
-]
-
 # Vue webpack settings
 VUE_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'vue')