diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index e5a5181..2c4c600 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ if awards then
     end)
 end
 
+-- As long as the Minetest Lua API has a bug, this cannot be enabled
+-- See issue #14394: https://github.com/minetest/minetest/issues/14394
+if false then
 -- Start Matrix sync
 local names = {}
 
@@ -102,4 +105,5 @@ matrix.sync_forever(http_api, function(event)
             minetest.chat_send_all("Adding Matrix user \"" .. names[event.state_key] .. "\" (" .. event.state_key .. ")")
         end
     end
-end)
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+end)
+end
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