diff --git a/LEAF_Nexus/sources/Employee.php b/LEAF_Nexus/sources/Employee.php
index a06185083..958b34a66 100644
--- a/LEAF_Nexus/sources/Employee.php
+++ b/LEAF_Nexus/sources/Employee.php
@@ -258,8 +258,12 @@ private function updateEmployeeDataBatch(array $local_employees): array
 
             $this->prepareArrays($national_employee_uids, $local_array, $national_employees_list, $local_employee_array);
 
+            $users = $this->updateDisabledEmployees();
+
             $local_deleted_employees = array_diff(array_column($local_employees_uid, 'userName'), array_column($national_employees_list, 'userName'));
 
+            $local_deleted_employees = array_merge($local_deleted_employees, $users);
+
             if (!empty($local_deleted_employees)) {
                 $results[] = $this->disableEmployees($local_deleted_employees);
 
@@ -284,6 +288,25 @@ private function updateEmployeeDataBatch(array $local_employees): array
         return $results;
     }
 
+    private function updateDisabledEmployees(): array
+    {
+        $vars = array();
+        $sql = 'SELECT `userName`
+                FROM `employee`
+                WHERE `deleted` > 0
+                AND LEFT(`userName`, 9) <> "disabled_"';
+
+        $res = $this->db->prepared_query($sql, $vars);
+
+        $userNames = array();
+
+        foreach ($res as $user) {
+            $userNames[] = $user['userName'];
+        }
+
+        return $userNames;
+    }
+
     private function disablePortalTables(): void
     {
         $portals = $this->getPortals();