diff --git a/powerdnsadmin/services/saml.py b/powerdnsadmin/services/saml.py
index b108a71..2b7ae4f 100644
--- a/powerdnsadmin/services/saml.py
+++ b/powerdnsadmin/services/saml.py
@@ -161,8 +161,7 @@ class SAML(object):
         settings['security']['requestedAuthnContext'] = True
         settings['security'][
             'signatureAlgorithm'] = 'http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256'
-        settings['security']['wantAssertionsEncrypted'] = current_app.config[
-            'SAML_ASSERTION_ENCRYPTED']
+        settings['security']['wantAssertionsEncrypted'] = False
         settings['security']['wantAttributeStatement'] = True
         settings['security']['wantNameId'] = True
         settings['security']['authnRequestsSigned'] = current_app.config[