diff --git a/awx/settings/defaults.py b/awx/settings/defaults.py
index b35b0ad376..c1d6a053c9 100644
--- a/awx/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/awx/settings/defaults.py
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ SOCIAL_AUTH_INACTIVE_USER_URL = '/sso/inactive/'
 
 SOCIAL_AUTH_RAISE_EXCEPTIONS = False
 SOCIAL_AUTH_USERNAME_IS_FULL_EMAIL = False
-SOCIAL_AUTH_SLUGIFY_USERNAMES = True
+#SOCIAL_AUTH_SLUGIFY_USERNAMES = True
 SOCIAL_AUTH_CLEAN_USERNAMES = True
 
 SOCIAL_AUTH_SANITIZE_REDIRECTS = True