diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/NotifyController.cs b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/NotifyController.cs
index d9f7e29e..4ab3f627 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/NotifyController.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/NotifyController.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
@@ -7,7 +6,8 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using AyaNova.Models;
 using AyaNova.Api.ControllerHelpers;
 using AyaNova.Biz;
-
+using System.Linq;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 
 namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
 {
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/UserBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/UserBiz.cs
index 9b759ac2..be88b0c9 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/UserBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/UserBiz.cs
@@ -47,21 +47,39 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             var TotalActiveTechs = await ActiveCountAsync();
             int CountOfTechsToSetInactive = (int)(TotalActiveTechs - KeepThisManyActiveTechs);
             if (CountOfTechsToSetInactive < 1) return;
-            _log.LogInformation($"New license is a downgrade with fewer scheduleable resources, deactivating {CountOfTechsToSetInactive} scheduleable users with the oldest last login dates to make room for the new license");
-
+            _log.LogInformation($"New license is a downgrade with fewer scheduleable resources, deactivating {CountOfTechsToSetInactive} scheduleable users automatically so the license can be installed");
+            //bugbug: exactly wrong, deactivating the most recently logged in over some who never logged in, could be that null login is causing it?
             using (AyContext ct = ServiceProviderProvider.DBContext)
             {
-                var ActiveTechList = await ct.User.Where(z => z.Active == true && (
-                    z.UserType == UserType.Service ||
-                    z.UserType == UserType.ServiceContractor)).OrderBy(z => z.LastLogin).Take(CountOfTechsToSetInactive).ToListAsync();
-                foreach (User u in ActiveTechList)
+
+                //Algorithm: For deactivation favor subcontractors first over servicetechs, favor ones that have no login records and finally favor by oldest last login
+                //theory is to catch the least likely to be currently active techs 
+
+                //TODO: notify OPSNOTIFY  Notify about each and every tech that is set inactive to bizadmin users
+
+                var NoLoginTechList = await ct.User.Where(z => z.Active == true && z.LastLogin == null && (
+                                z.UserType == UserType.Service ||
+                                z.UserType == UserType.ServiceContractor)).OrderByDescending(z => z.UserType).Take(CountOfTechsToSetInactive).ToListAsync();
+
+                CountOfTechsToSetInactive -= NoLoginTechList.Count();
+                foreach (User u in NoLoginTechList)
                 {
                     u.Active = false;
-                    _log.LogInformation($"User {u.Name} set to inactive");
+                    _log.LogInformation($"User {u.Name} with no prior login automatically set to inactive to free up license");
+                }
+                await ct.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+               
+                var HasLoginTechList = await ct.User.Where(z => z.Active == true && z.LastLogin != null && (
+                    z.UserType == UserType.Service ||
+                    z.UserType == UserType.ServiceContractor)).OrderByDescending(z => z.UserType).ThenBy(z => z.LastLogin).Take(CountOfTechsToSetInactive).ToListAsync();
+                foreach (User u in HasLoginTechList)
+                {
+                    u.Active = false;
+                    _log.LogInformation($"User {u.Name} who last logged in {u.LastLogin} automatically set to inactive to free up license");
                 }
                 await ct.SaveChangesAsync();
             }
-
         }
 
         internal static void ResetSuperUserPassword()