diff --git a/app/controllers/recruitments_controller.rb b/app/controllers/recruitments_controller.rb
index 0a605cc..761aeaa 100644
--- a/app/controllers/recruitments_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/recruitments_controller.rb
@@ -644,7 +644,9 @@ class RecruitmentsController < PseudoSessionController
     if params[:password].present?
       if pu.update_password(params[:password],params[:password_confirmation])
         profile = @profile.profile
-        profile.active = params[:active].present?
+        if @profile.is_employee?
+          profile.active = params[:active].present?
+        end
         profile.save
         redirect_to mydashboard_path
       else
@@ -652,7 +654,9 @@ class RecruitmentsController < PseudoSessionController
       end
     else
       profile = @profile.profile
-      profile.active = params[:active].present?
+      if @profile.is_employee?
+        profile.active = params[:active].present?
+      end
       profile.save
       redirect_to mydashboard_path
     end
diff --git a/app/views/recruitments/account_settings.html.erb b/app/views/recruitments/account_settings.html.erb
index fb70369..bfcd123 100644
--- a/app/views/recruitments/account_settings.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/recruitments/account_settings.html.erb
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
   	<div class="alert alert-danger"><%= t("recruitment.pass_confirm_pass_do_not_match") %></div>
   <% end %>
 	<form class="form-horizontal" action="/recruit/update_settings" method="post">
+		<% if @profile.is_employee? %>
 		<div class="form-group">
-	    <label class="col-sm-2 control-label"><%= t("recruitment.search_active") %></label>
-	    <div class="col-sm-8">
-	      <input type="checkbox" name="active" value="true" <%= @profile.profile.active ? "checked" : "" %> />
-	    </div>
-	  </div>
+		    <label class="col-sm-2 control-label"><%= t("recruitment.search_active") %></label>
+		    <div class="col-sm-8">
+		      <input type="checkbox" name="active" value="true" <%= @profile.profile.active ? "checked" : "" %> />
+		    </div>
+	  	</div>
+	  	<% end %>
 		<div class="form-group">
 			<label for="password" class="col-sm-2 control-label"><%= t("pseudo_members.password") %></label>
 		  <div class="col-sm-4">