diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/AuthController.cs b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/AuthController.cs
index 6bcc8fc0..b03bd4f9 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/AuthController.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/AuthController.cs
@@ -352,6 +352,13 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
             {
                 //customer type has special rights restrictions for UI features so return them here so client UI can enable or disable
                 var effectiveRights = await UserBiz.CustomerUserEffectiveRightsAsync(u.Id);
+                //A non active Customer or Head Office record's contacts are also not allowed to login
+                if (!effectiveRights.EntityActive)
+                {
+                    log.LogInformation($"Customer contact user \"{u.Name}\" attempted login was denied due to inactive parent (Customer or HeadOffice)");
+                    await Task.Delay(AyaNova.Util.ServerBootConfig.FAILED_AUTH_DELAY);
+                    return StatusCode(401, new ApiErrorResponse(ApiErrorCode.AUTHENTICATION_FAILED));
+                }
                 return Ok(ApiOkResponse.Response(new
                 {
                     token = token,
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Program.cs b/server/AyaNova/Program.cs
index 8cc93423..d0a3f58c 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Program.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Program.cs
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ namespace AyaNova
 
             //This is the first log entry
             logger.Info($"AYANOVA SERVER {AyaNovaVersion.VersionString} BOOTING");
+            Console.WriteLine($"AYANOVA SERVER {AyaNovaVersion.VersionString} BOOTING ...");
 
             //log configuration
             try
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ namespace AyaNova
 
             logger.Info("OS - {0}", Environment.OSVersion.ToString());
             logger.Info("TimeZone - {0}", TimeZoneInfo.Local.DisplayName);
-            logger.Info("OS Locale - {0}", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.EnglishName);            
+            logger.Info("OS Locale - {0}", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.EnglishName);
             logger.Debug("Machine - {0}", Environment.MachineName);
             logger.Debug("User - {0}", Environment.UserName);
             logger.Debug(".Net Version - {0}", Environment.Version.ToString());
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/UserBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/UserBiz.cs
index be1c99b0..db852451 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/UserBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/UserBiz.cs
@@ -119,22 +119,27 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                 List<string> AllTags = new List<string>();
                 AllTags.AddRange(UserInfo.Tags);
 
+                bool EntityActive = false;
                 //Contact is for a customer or for a head office not both so...
                 if (UserInfo.CustomerId != null && UserInfo.CustomerId != 0)
                 {
-                    var CustomerInfo = await ct.Customer.AsNoTracking().Where(x => x.Id == UserInfo.CustomerId).Select(x => new { x.HeadOfficeId, x.Tags }).FirstAsync();
+                    var CustomerInfo = await ct.Customer.AsNoTracking().Where(x => x.Id == UserInfo.CustomerId).Select(x => new { x.HeadOfficeId, x.Tags, x.Active }).FirstAsync();
                     AllTags.AddRange(CustomerInfo.Tags);
+                    EntityActive = CustomerInfo.Active;
                     //does the customer have a head office??
                     if (CustomerInfo.HeadOfficeId != null && CustomerInfo.HeadOfficeId != 0)
                         AllTags.AddRange(await ct.HeadOffice.AsNoTracking().Where(x => x.Id == CustomerInfo.HeadOfficeId).Select(x => x.Tags).FirstAsync());
                 }
-                else
-                    if (UserInfo.HeadOfficeId != null && UserInfo.HeadOfficeId != 0)
-                    AllTags.AddRange(await ct.HeadOffice.AsNoTracking().Where(x => x.Id == UserInfo.HeadOfficeId).Select(x => x.Tags).FirstAsync());
+                else if (UserInfo.HeadOfficeId != null && UserInfo.HeadOfficeId != 0)
+                {
+                    var HOInfo = await ct.HeadOffice.AsNoTracking().Where(x => x.Id == UserInfo.HeadOfficeId).Select(x => new { x.Tags, x.Active }).FirstAsync();
+                    AllTags.AddRange(HOInfo.Tags);
+                    EntityActive = HOInfo.Active;
+                }
 
-                long EntityId=0;
-                if(UserInfo.UserType==UserType.Customer) EntityId=UserInfo.CustomerId??0;
-                 if(UserInfo.UserType==UserType.HeadOffice) EntityId=UserInfo.HeadOfficeId??0;
+                long EntityId = 0;
+                if (UserInfo.UserType == UserType.Customer) EntityId = UserInfo.CustomerId ?? 0;
+                if (UserInfo.UserType == UserType.HeadOffice) EntityId = UserInfo.HeadOfficeId ?? 0;
 
 
                 return new CustomerRightsRecord(
@@ -182,7 +187,8 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                                                        AllTags,
                                                        AyaNova.Util.ServerGlobalBizSettings.Cache.CustomerAllowNotifyWOCompletedInTags,
                                                        AyaNova.Util.ServerGlobalBizSettings.Cache.CustomerAllowNotifyWOCompletedOutTags),
-                    EntityId
+                    EntityId,
+                    EntityActive
                     );
 
             }
@@ -742,7 +748,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         private async Task ValidateAsync(User proposedObj, User currentObj)
         {
             //skip validation if seeding
-            if(ServerBootConfig.SEEDING) return;
+            if (ServerBootConfig.SEEDING) return;
 
             //run validation and biz rules
             bool isNew = currentObj == null;
@@ -1179,7 +1185,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         public async Task HandlePotentialNotificationEvent(AyaEvent ayaEvent, ICoreBizObjectModel proposedObj, ICoreBizObjectModel currentObj = null)
         {
             ILogger log = AyaNova.Util.ApplicationLogging.CreateLogger<UserBiz>();
-            if(ServerBootConfig.SEEDING || ServerBootConfig.MIGRATING) return;
+            if (ServerBootConfig.SEEDING || ServerBootConfig.MIGRATING) return;
             log.LogDebug($"HandlePotentialNotificationEvent processing:  [AyaType:{this.BizType}, AyaEvent:{ayaEvent}]");
 
             bool isNew = currentObj == null;
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/models/GlobalBizSettings.cs b/server/AyaNova/models/GlobalBizSettings.cs
index 2e9bb08c..1535abc9 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/models/GlobalBizSettings.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/models/GlobalBizSettings.cs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Models
     }
 
     //Used internally and at client end as extended rights atop roles system in relation only to Contact (customer type users)
-    public record CustomerRightsRecord(bool CSR, bool WO, bool WOWIKI, bool UserSettings, bool NotifyServiceImminent, bool NotifyCSRAccepted, bool NotifyCSRRejected, bool NotifyWOCreated, bool NotifyWOCompleted, long EntityId);
+    public record CustomerRightsRecord(bool CSR, bool WO, bool WOWIKI, bool UserSettings, bool NotifyServiceImminent, bool NotifyCSRAccepted, bool NotifyCSRRejected, bool NotifyWOCreated, bool NotifyWOCompleted, long EntityId, bool EntityActive);
 }
 /*
 CREATE TABLE [dbo].[AGLOBAL](