diff --git a/oragono.yaml b/oragono.yaml
index c76c4630..ebc85c65 100644
--- a/oragono.yaml
+++ b/oragono.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ server:
         preload: false
 
     # use ident protocol to get usernames
-    check-ident: true
+    check-ident: false
 
     # password to login to the server
     # generated using  "oragono genpasswd"