diff --git a/backend/seafile/seafile.go b/backend/seafile/seafile.go
index 70f3730bd..3445c6e3b 100644
--- a/backend/seafile/seafile.go
+++ b/backend/seafile/seafile.go
@@ -310,7 +310,8 @@ func Config(ctx context.Context, name string, m configmap.Mapper, config fs.Conf
 
 	is2faEnabled, _ := m.Get(config2FA)
 	if is2faEnabled != "true" {
-		return nil, errors.New("two-factor authentication is not enabled on this account")
+		// no need to do anything here
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 
 	username, _ := m.Get(configUser)
diff --git a/backend/seafile/seafile_internal_test.go b/backend/seafile/seafile_internal_test.go
index 53c7a3042..c8e3c7410 100644
--- a/backend/seafile/seafile_internal_test.go
+++ b/backend/seafile/seafile_internal_test.go
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ func Test2FAStateMachine(t *testing.T) {
 		expectErrorMessage string
 		expectResult       string
 		expectFail         bool
+		expectNil          bool
 	}{
 		{
 			name:       "no url",
@@ -143,18 +144,18 @@ func Test2FAStateMachine(t *testing.T) {
 			input:      fs.ConfigIn{State: ""},
 			expectFail: true,
 		},
-		{
-			name:       "2fa not set",
-			mapper:     configmap.Simple{"url": "http://localhost/"},
-			input:      fs.ConfigIn{State: ""},
-			expectFail: true,
-		},
 		{
 			name:       "unknown state",
 			mapper:     configmap.Simple{"url": "http://localhost/", "2fa": "true", "user": "username"},
 			input:      fs.ConfigIn{State: "unknown"},
 			expectFail: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name:      "2fa not set",
+			mapper:    configmap.Simple{"url": "http://localhost/"},
+			input:     fs.ConfigIn{State: ""},
+			expectNil: true,
+		},
 		{
 			name:        "no password in config",
 			mapper:      configmap.Simple{"url": "http://localhost/", "2fa": "true", "user": "username"},
@@ -215,6 +216,10 @@ func Test2FAStateMachine(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Log(err)
 				return
 			}
+			if fixture.expectNil {
+				require.Nil(t, output)
+				return
+			}
 			assert.Equal(t, fixture.expectState, output.State)
 			assert.Equal(t, fixture.expectErrorMessage, output.Error)
 			assert.Equal(t, fixture.expectResult, output.Result)