diff --git a/ippisite/docs/source/configuration.rst b/ippisite/docs/source/configuration.rst
index bf51e9f50426a7b17ae375c534e786eb501a6493..53d9bf259579c61b05c5345743c93c38cf1810d5 100644
--- a/ippisite/docs/source/configuration.rst
+++ b/ippisite/docs/source/configuration.rst
@@ -51,20 +51,21 @@ You can then navigate to the django admin interface of iPPI-DB, and create an en
 .. image:: img/ORCID_conf_7.png
    :width: 100%
 
-GitHub authentication configuration
+.. GitHub authentication is commented because it does not currently work
+.. GitHub authentication configuration
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-The configuration for GitHub authentication follows the same principle: configure the app on the provider website, then enter the provided `Client ID` and `Client secret`
-on the django admin interface website.
-
-.. image:: img/Github_conf_1.png
-   :width: 100%
-
-.. image:: img/Github_conf_2.png
-   :width: 100%
-
-.. image:: img/Github_conf_3.png
-   :width: 100%
+.. The configuration for GitHub authentication follows the same principle: configure the app on the provider website, then enter the provided `Client ID` and `Client secret`
+   on the django admin interface website.
+..
+   .. image:: img/Github_conf_1.png
+      :width: 100%
+..
+   .. image:: img/Github_conf_2.png
+      :width: 100%
+..
+   .. image:: img/Github_conf_3.png
+      :width: 100%
 
 
 
diff --git a/ippisite/ippisite/settings.py b/ippisite/ippisite/settings.py
index 68cfb4e4351220a4b8425f6a413346ef8b649a71..959b7161e567a8cc7ba89eb04ea28efe4369e5af 100644
--- a/ippisite/ippisite/settings.py
+++ b/ippisite/ippisite/settings.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     "allauth",
     "allauth.account",
     "allauth.socialaccount",
-    "allauth.socialaccount.providers.github",
+    #"allauth.socialaccount.providers.github",
     "allauth.socialaccount.providers.orcid",
 ]
 
diff --git a/ippisite/ippisite/settings.template.py b/ippisite/ippisite/settings.template.py
index 7fa61aba155000c3723e2187c31dad72131c7270..ed2bd61dab2ec89e6aa510314a628d2f64cc5a84 100644
--- a/ippisite/ippisite/settings.template.py
+++ b/ippisite/ippisite/settings.template.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     "allauth",
     "allauth.account",
     "allauth.socialaccount",
-    "allauth.socialaccount.providers.github",
+    #"allauth.socialaccount.providers.github",
     "allauth.socialaccount.providers.orcid",
 ]