diff --git a/ttadmin/users/templates/users/signup.html b/ttadmin/users/templates/users/signup.html
index 75e77ea..095e0b2 100644
--- a/ttadmin/users/templates/users/signup.html
+++ b/ttadmin/users/templates/users/signup.html
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
          {% if error_message %}<p><strong>{{ error_message }}</strong></p>{% endif %}
 
+         {% if signups_enabled %}
          <form class="tilde" action="{% url 'users:signup' %}" method="post">
              {% csrf_token %}
              <table id="signup">
@@ -40,5 +41,11 @@
                  <input type="submit" value="sign up <3" />
              </div>
          </form>
+         {% else %}
+         <p>
+         Town signups are currently disabled, but will resume in the future. If you can't wait for an account, you
+         can check out some <a href="https://tildeverse.org/">similar servers</a>.
+         </p>
+         {% endif %}
     </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/ttadmin/users/views.py b/ttadmin/users/views.py
index 85db9ad..3f1d052 100644
--- a/ttadmin/users/views.py
+++ b/ttadmin/users/views.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from .models import Townie, Pubkey
 class SignupView(FormView):
     form_class = TownieForm
     template_name = 'users/signup.html'
+    extra_context = {"signups_enabled": False}
 
     @transaction.atomic
     def form_valid(self, form):