diff --git a/src/main/asciidoc/architectureDocumentation/architectureDocumentation.adoc b/src/main/asciidoc/architectureDocumentation/architectureDocumentation.adoc
index 313b619..6a79087 100644
--- a/src/main/asciidoc/architectureDocumentation/architectureDocumentation.adoc
+++ b/src/main/asciidoc/architectureDocumentation/architectureDocumentation.adoc
@@ -733,6 +733,8 @@
       like the Auth'n'Auth-Modul, because the token will be out of date)
 * *authNAuthService.ribbon.listOfServers* Here one can configure the base
      url to the Auth'n'Auth-Service
+* *ldap.enabled* If set to "true" the ldap functionality will be enabled
+* *ldap.scheduling.enabled* (true or false) swtiches the ldap synchronisation on/off
 
 
 === CI- and CD-Components
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openk/contactbasedata/service/LdapService.java b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openk/contactbasedata/service/LdapService.java
index 8636830..8df334a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openk/contactbasedata/service/LdapService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openk/contactbasedata/service/LdapService.java
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 package org.eclipse.openk.contactbasedata.service;
+
 import lombok.extern.log4j.Log4j2;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.eclipse.openk.contactbasedata.exceptions.NotFoundException;
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@
 @Service
 public class LdapService {
 
+    @Value("${ldap.enabled}")
+    private Boolean ldapEnabled;
+
     @Value("${ldap.attribute-mapping.uid}")
     private String uid;
 
@@ -55,8 +59,9 @@
      * @return list of LdapUsers
      */
     public List<LdapUser> getAllLdapUsers() {
-        return ldapTemplate.search(query()
-                .where("objectclass").is("person"), ldapUserAttributesMapper);
+        return ldapEnabled.booleanValue()
+                ? ldapTemplate.search(query().where("objectclass").is("person"), ldapUserAttributesMapper)
+                : new ArrayList<>();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.yml b/src/main/resources/application.yml
index 9029383..65691af 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     urls: ldap://entopkon:10389
 
 ldap:
+  enabled: true
   attribute-mapping:
     uid: uid
     fullname: cn
@@ -83,6 +84,9 @@
 flyway:
   enabled: false
 
+ldap:
+  enabled: false
+
 jwt:
   tokenHeader: Authorization
   useStaticJwt: true
@@ -98,6 +102,10 @@
   useStaticJwt: false
   staticJwt: eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCIgOiAiSldUIiwia2lkIiA6ICJIYlI3Z2pobmE2eXJRZnZJTWhUSV9tY2g3ZmtTQWVFX3hLTjBhZVl0bjdjIn0.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.DAYXuv4tKn8RXqO1jyttnD-tF4nShUBQyfe4bKbAiPAyY2x5YbAf3M4eXnLrGqo8-loGKldICC28bL0LaMA3KKkQEOfW5sfpGqoN6212vs89mOklt0TJYc5PMXwFgJ5WC_TKjdwq7-aaDafOEWehV0U1ut3s-94ovNYIEn29nzXm2W1ldoXJEq03F880jlysQ5zlRvGF7eXEEpFfI2URyyNQ2UWh0Ssfq-gOAt2pbF1u6prA5RfvUmZ3v1eu21YLGZtgqPqxb1l6odyH3ip15j_HdgnTeo52ymxuRUj65Mskme3V5ev2DitHI9vZgnpV8Idhb4TTWliBeGCOMfDFCg
 
+
+ldap:
+  enabled: true
+
 server:
   port: 9155
 
@@ -113,6 +121,10 @@
 spring:
   profiles: devserver
 
+
+ldap:
+  enabled: true
+
 jwt:
   tokenHeader: Authorization
   useStaticJwt: false
@@ -130,6 +142,9 @@
 spring:
   profiles: devserver-unsecure
 
+ldap:
+  enabled: true
+
 jwt:
   tokenHeader: Authorization
   useStaticJwt: true
@@ -152,6 +167,9 @@
   flyway:
     enabled: false
 
+ldap:
+  enabled: false
+
 server:
   port: 9155
   max-http-header-size: 262144
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application_localdev.yml b/src/main/resources/application_localdev.yml
index c699abf..870b286 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application_localdev.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/application_localdev.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,24 @@
     session:
       tracking-modes: cookie
 
+ldap:
+  enabled: false
+  attribute-mapping:
+    uid: uid
+    fullname: cn
+    lastname: sn
+    firstname: givenname
+    title: title
+    mail: mail
+    department: department
+    telephone-number: phone
+  db-id-mapping:
+    mail-id: 1
+    telephone-number-id: 2
+  scheduling:
+    enabled: false
+    cron-expression: '*/10 * * * * *'
+
 jwt:
   tokenHeader: Authorization
   useStaticJwt: true