diff --git a/lib/Froxlor/Api/FroxlorRPC.php b/lib/Froxlor/Api/FroxlorRPC.php
index f5af0cf2..3a21f330 100644
--- a/lib/Froxlor/Api/FroxlorRPC.php
+++ b/lib/Froxlor/Api/FroxlorRPC.php
@@ -56,18 +56,18 @@ class FroxlorRPC
 	private static function validateAuth($key, $secret)
 	{
 		$sel_stmt = \Froxlor\Database\Database::prepare("
-			SELECT ak.*, a.api_allowed as admin_api_allowed, c.api_allowed as cust_api_allowed
+			SELECT ak.*, a.api_allowed as admin_api_allowed, c.api_allowed as cust_api_allowed, c.deactivated
 			FROM `api_keys` ak
 			LEFT JOIN `panel_admins` a ON a.adminid = ak.adminid
 			LEFT JOIN `panel_customers` c ON c.customerid = ak.customerid
-			WHERE `apikey` = :ak AND `secret` = :as AND c.deactivated = 0
+			WHERE `apikey` = :ak AND `secret` = :as
 		");
 		$result = \Froxlor\Database\Database::pexecute_first($sel_stmt, array(
 			'ak' => $key,
 			'as' => $secret
 		), true, true);
 		if ($result) {
-			if ($result['apikey'] == $key && $result['secret'] == $secret && ($result['valid_until'] == - 1 || $result['valid_until'] >= time()) && (($result['customerid'] == 0 && $result['admin_api_allowed'] == 1) || ($result['customerid'] > 0 && $result['cust_api_allowed'] == 1))) {
+			if ($result['apikey'] == $key && $result['secret'] == $secret && ($result['valid_until'] == - 1 || $result['valid_until'] >= time()) && (($result['customerid'] == 0 && $result['admin_api_allowed'] == 1) || ($result['customerid'] > 0 && $result['cust_api_allowed'] == 1 && $result['deactivated'] == 0))) {
 				// get user to check whether api call is allowed
 				if (! empty($result['allowed_from'])) {
 					// @todo allow specification and validating of whole subnets later