diff --git a/uffd/default_config.cfg b/uffd/default_config.cfg
index fb837a154ec9bb2f1a739ceb6406c38ce77fd18f..dde6df5d5ec981079c80e6c3fdd1d56f71569b92 100644
--- a/uffd/default_config.cfg
+++ b/uffd/default_config.cfg
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS='foo@bar.com'
 # Do not enable this on a public service! There is no spam protection implemented at the moment.
 SELF_SIGNUP=False
 
+LOGINNAME_BLACKLIST=['^admin$', '^root$']
+
 #MFA_ICON_URL = 'https://example.com/logo.png'
 #MFA_RP_ID = 'example.com' # If unset, hostname from current request is used
 MFA_RP_NAME = 'Uffd Test Service' # Service name passed to U2F/FIDO2 authenticators
diff --git a/uffd/user/models.py b/uffd/user/models.py
index e9f0ea7a64afcd4ca5d7769aa58c2f70d578dd3e..cb44990a42b63b20030b7e1e4e691b8666de039e 100644
--- a/uffd/user/models.py
+++ b/uffd/user/models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import secrets
 import string
+import re
 
 from flask import current_app
 from ldap3.utils.hashed import hashed, HASHED_SALTED_SHA512
@@ -87,12 +88,16 @@ class BaseUser(ldap.Model):
 				return True
 		return False
 
-	def set_loginname(self, value):
+	def set_loginname(self, value, ignore_blacklist=False):
 		if len(value) > 32 or len(value) < 1:
 			return False
 		for char in value:
 			if not char in string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits + '_-':
 				return False
+		if not ignore_blacklist:
+			for expr in current_app.config['LOGINNAME_BLACKLIST']:
+				if re.match(expr, value):
+					return False
 		self.loginname = value
 		return True
 
diff --git a/uffd/user/templates/user.html b/uffd/user/templates/user.html
index e289ea8d38c9d41936340c0ea106ca03dd97b64b..b2feedf9a0417e59636d3c19bc8303342a211ea2 100644
--- a/uffd/user/templates/user.html
+++ b/uffd/user/templates/user.html
@@ -29,28 +29,36 @@
 			<div class="form-group col">
 				<label for="user-uid">uid</label>
 				{% if user.uid %}
-				<input type="number" class="form-control" id="user-uid" name="uid" value="{{ user.uid }}" readonly>
+				<input type="number" class="form-control" id="user-uid" name="uid" value="{{ user.uid or '' }}" readonly>
 				{% else %}
 				<input type="text" class="form-control" id="user-uid" name="uid" placeholder="will be choosen" readonly>
 				{% endif %}
 			</div>
 			<div class="form-group col">
 				<label for="user-loginname">Login Name</label>
-				<input type="text" class="form-control" id="user-loginname" name="loginname" value="{{ user.loginname }}" {% if user.uid %}readonly{% endif %}>
+				<input type="text" class="form-control" id="user-loginname" name="loginname" value="{{ user.loginname or '' }}" {% if user.uid %}readonly{% endif %}>
 				<small class="form-text text-muted">
 					Only letters, numbers and underscore ("_") are allowed. At most 32, at least 2 characters. There is a word blacklist. Musst be unique.
 				</small>
 			</div>
+			{% if not user.uid %}
+			<div class="form-group col">
+				<div class="form-check">
+					<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="ignore-loginname-blacklist" name="ignore-loginname-blacklist" value="1" aria-label="enabled">
+					<label class="form-check-label" for="ignore-loginname-blacklist">Ignore login name blacklist</label>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+			{% endif %}
 			<div class="form-group col">
 				<label for="user-loginname">Display Name</label>
-				<input type="text" class="form-control" id="user-displayname" name="displayname" value="{{ user.displayname }}">
+				<input type="text" class="form-control" id="user-displayname" name="displayname" value="{{ user.displayname or '' }}">
 				<small class="form-text text-muted">
 					If you leave this empty it will be set to the login name. At most 128, at least 2 characters. No character restrictions.
 				</small>
 			</div>
 			<div class="form-group col">
 				<label for="user-mail">Mail</label>
-				<input type="email" class="form-control" id="user-mail" name="mail" value="{{ user.mail }}">
+				<input type="email" class="form-control" id="user-mail" name="mail" value="{{ user.mail or '' }}">
 				<small class="form-text text-muted">
 					Do a sanity check here. A user can take over another account if both have the same mail address set.
 				</small>
diff --git a/uffd/user/templates/user_list.html b/uffd/user/templates/user_list.html
index 9e420323bf8cbe7824d4a76a93a9a9dfa49e30bc..ddcaab3e89023d8fce96db1bf59a7b45bf5eeccd 100644
--- a/uffd/user/templates/user_list.html
+++ b/uffd/user/templates/user_list.html
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ testuser5,foobadfar@example.com,0;5;2
 testuser2,foobaadsfr@example.com,5;2
 				</pre>
 				<textarea rows="10" class="form-control" name="csv"></textarea>
+				<div class="form-check mt-2">
+					<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="ignore-loginname-blacklist" name="ignore-loginname-blacklist" value="1" aria-label="enabled">
+					<label class="form-check-label" for="ignore-loginname-blacklist">Ignore login name blacklist</label>
+				</div>
 			</div>
 			<div class="modal-footer">
 				<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
diff --git a/uffd/user/views_user.py b/uffd/user/views_user.py
index 78ad85c26074927d79dda1fbb123f0f972125690..9a824945ab262653acf416b5d2705db8ed5581a2 100644
--- a/uffd/user/views_user.py
+++ b/uffd/user/views_user.py
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ def show(uid=None):
 def update(uid=None):
 	if uid is None:
 		user = User()
-		if not user.set_loginname(request.form['loginname']):
+		ignore_blacklist = request.form.get('ignore-loginname-blacklist', False)
+		if not user.set_loginname(request.form['loginname'], ignore_blacklist=ignore_blacklist):
 			flash('Login name does not meet requirements')
 			return redirect(url_for('user.show'))
 	else:
@@ -90,6 +91,8 @@ def csvimport():
 		flash('No data for csv import!')
 		return redirect(url_for('user.index'))
 
+	ignore_blacklist = request.values.get('ignore-loginname-blacklist', False)
+
 	roles = Role.query.all()
 	usersadded = 0
 	with io.StringIO(initial_value=csvdata) as csvfile:
@@ -99,7 +102,7 @@ def csvimport():
 				flash("invalid line, ignored : {}".format(row))
 				continue
 			newuser = User()
-			if not newuser.set_loginname(row[0]) or not newuser.set_displayname(row[0]):
+			if not newuser.set_loginname(row[0], ignore_blacklist=ignore_blacklist) or not newuser.set_displayname(row[0]):
 				flash("invalid login name, skipped : {}".format(row))
 				continue
 			if not newuser.set_mail(row[1]):