diff --git a/js/app.js b/js/app.js
index c60adaf..d597ec3 100644
--- a/js/app.js
+++ b/js/app.js
@@ -2730,7 +2730,7 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async () => {
     const headerAccountIcon = document.getElementById('header-account-icon');
 
     // Temporarily disable accounts - show popup
-    const isAccountsDisabled = false;
+    const isAccountsDisabled = true;
 
     if (headerAccountBtn && headerAccountDropdown) {
         if (isAccountsDisabled) {
@@ -2740,7 +2740,7 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async () => {
             headerAccountBtn.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
                 e.stopPropagation();
                 alert(
-                    "We're moving authentication and data storing systems.\n\nAccounts, profiles, playlists, and community themes will not work during this period (approximately 2 days).\n\nYou will need to re-login after the migration is complete."
+                    '(april 14, 2026) The server hosting the database has unfortunately fried. we are working extremely hard to recover all data and host the database & auth on a much more reliable server. please be patient with us in the time being.'
                 );
             });
         } else {