diff --git a/src/js/account.js b/src/js/account.js
index ff5b9dcbb..c8da7d793 100644
--- a/src/js/account.js
+++ b/src/js/account.js
@@ -317,49 +317,47 @@ function getAccountDataAndInit() {
           saveConfigToCookie(true);
           restartTest(false, true);
         } else if (db_getSnapshot().config !== undefined) {
-          let configsDifferent = false;
-          Object.keys(config).forEach((key) => {
-            if (!configsDifferent) {
-              try {
-                if (key !== "resultFilters") {
-                  if (Array.isArray(config[key])) {
-                    config[key].forEach((arrval, index) => {
-                      if (arrval != db_getSnapshot().config[key][index]) {
-                        configsDifferent = true;
-                        console.log(
-                          `.config is different: ${arrval} != ${
-                            db_getSnapshot().config[key][index]
-                          }`
-                        );
-                      }
-                    });
-                  } else {
-                    if (config[key] != db_getSnapshot().config[key]) {
-                      configsDifferent = true;
-                      console.log(
-                        `..config is different ${key}: ${config[key]} != ${
-                          db_getSnapshot().config[key]
-                        }`
-                      );
-                    }
-                  }
-                }
-              } catch (e) {
-                console.log(e);
-                configsDifferent = true;
-                console.log(`...config is different: ${e.message}`);
-              }
-            }
-          });
-          if (configsDifferent) {
-            console.log("applying config from db");
-            accountIconLoading(false);
-            config = db_getSnapshot().config;
-            applyConfig(config);
-            updateSettingsPage();
-            saveConfigToCookie(true);
-            restartTest(false, true);
-          }
+          // let configsDifferent = false;
+          // Object.keys(config).forEach((key) => {
+          //   if (!configsDifferent) {
+          //     try {
+          //       if (key !== "resultFilters") {
+          //         if (Array.isArray(config[key])) {
+          //           config[key].forEach((arrval, index) => {
+          //             if (arrval != db_getSnapshot().config[key][index]) {
+          //               configsDifferent = true;
+          //               console.log(
+          //                 `.config is different: ${arrval} != ${db_getSnapshot().config[key][index]
+          //                 }`
+          //               );
+          //             }
+          //           });
+          //         } else {
+          //           if (config[key] != db_getSnapshot().config[key]) {
+          //             configsDifferent = true;
+          //             console.log(
+          //               `..config is different ${key}: ${config[key]} != ${db_getSnapshot().config[key]
+          //               }`
+          //             );
+          //           }
+          //         }
+          //       }
+          //     } catch (e) {
+          //       console.log(e);
+          //       configsDifferent = true;
+          //       console.log(`...config is different: ${e.message}`);
+          //     }
+          //   }
+          // });
+          // if (configsDifferent) {
+          //   console.log("applying config from db");
+          //   accountIconLoading(false);
+          //   config = db_getSnapshot().config;
+          //   applyConfig(config);
+          //   updateSettingsPage();
+          //   saveConfigToCookie(true);
+          //   restartTest(false, true);
+          // }
         }
         dbConfigLoaded = true;
       } else {
diff --git a/src/js/userconfig.js b/src/js/userconfig.js
index faf299378..6c3d839e1 100644
--- a/src/js/userconfig.js
+++ b/src/js/userconfig.js
@@ -102,23 +102,23 @@ async function saveConfigToCookie(noDbCheck = false) {
 }
 
 async function saveConfigToDB() {
-  if (firebase.auth().currentUser !== null) {
-    accountIconLoading(true);
-    CloudFunctions.saveConfig({
-      uid: firebase.auth().currentUser.uid,
-      obj: config,
-    }).then((d) => {
-      accountIconLoading(false);
-      if (d.data.returnCode === 1) {
-      } else {
-        Misc.showNotification(
-          `Error saving config to DB! ${d.data.message}`,
-          4000
-        );
-      }
-      return;
-    });
-  }
+  // if (firebase.auth().currentUser !== null) {
+  //   accountIconLoading(true);
+  //   CloudFunctions.saveConfig({
+  //     uid: firebase.auth().currentUser.uid,
+  //     obj: config,
+  //   }).then((d) => {
+  //     accountIconLoading(false);
+  //     if (d.data.returnCode === 1) {
+  //     } else {
+  //       Misc.showNotification(
+  //         `Error saving config to DB! ${d.data.message}`,
+  //         4000
+  //       );
+  //     }
+  //     return;
+  //   });
+  // }
 }
 
 function resetConfig() {
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index e51507f3c..e947d55a0 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -1509,6 +1509,11 @@
               <key>esc</key>
               )
             </div>
+            <div style="text-align: center">
+              For testing purposes, account config synchronisation has been
+              temporarily disabled (only local config will be remembered). Sorry
+              for the inconvenience.
+            </div>
             <!-- <div class="sectionGroupTitle">quick navigation</div> -->
             <div class="settingsGroup quickNav">
               <div class="links">