diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/oidc/oidc-config-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/oidc/oidc-config-service.ts
index b880c8664..7c4b7e87e 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/oidc/oidc-config-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/oidc/oidc-config-service.ts
@@ -510,6 +510,12 @@ export const oidcConfigServiceFactory = ({
       orgSlug
     });
 
+    if (!oidcCfg || !oidcCfg.isActive) {
+      throw new BadRequestError({
+        message: "Failed to authenticate with OIDC SSO"
+      });
+    }
+
     const openIdIssuer = new OpenIdIssuer({
       issuer: oidcCfg.issuer,
       authorization_endpoint: oidcCfg.authorizationEndpoint,