diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/accounts/userAccounts-associateProfilePanel.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/accounts/userAccounts-associateProfilePanel.ftl
index 583d3593d..a11ee3412 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/accounts/userAccounts-associateProfilePanel.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/accounts/userAccounts-associateProfilePanel.ftl
@@ -7,10 +7,16 @@ ${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/edit/forms/css/auto
 
     <div id="associateProfileBackgroundOne">
         <div style="margin-left:8px">
-            <label for="externalAuthId">External Auth. ID / Matching ID</label> 
+        <#if showAssociation??>
+             <label for="externalAuthId">External Auth. ID / Matching ID</label> 
             <input type="text" name="externalAuthId" value="${externalAuthId}" id="externalAuthId" role="input "/>
             <span id="externalAuthIdInUse"  style="display: none;" >This Identifier is already in use.</span>
             <p class="explanatoryText" style="margin-top:-8px">Can be used to associate the account with the user's profile via the matching property.</p>
+        <#else>
+            <label for="externalAuthId">External Authentication ID</label> 
+            <input type="text" name="externalAuthId" value="${externalAuthId}" id="externalAuthId" role="input "/>
+            <span id="externalAuthIdInUse"  style="display: none;" >This Identifier is already in use.</span>
+        </#if>
         </div>
     </div>
     <#-- If there is an associated profile, show these -->