diff --git a/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/CreateEmployee.svelte b/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/CreateEmployee.svelte
index ec906813e7..53deb38eef 100644
--- a/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/CreateEmployee.svelte
+++ b/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/CreateEmployee.svelte
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
       await client.createDoc(contact.class.Person, contact.space.Contacts, person, id)
       await client.createMixin(id, contact.class.Person, contact.space.Contacts, contact.mixin.Employee, {
-        active: false
+        active: true
       })
 
       const mail = email.trim().toLowerCase()
diff --git a/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/EditPerson.svelte b/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/EditPerson.svelte
index 285cb63187..0595f753ed 100644
--- a/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/EditPerson.svelte
+++ b/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/EditPerson.svelte
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   function isEditable (owner: boolean, object: Person): boolean {
     if (owner) return true
     if (!h.hasMixin(object, contact.mixin.Employee)) return true
-    return hasAccountRole(account, AccountRole.Maintainer) && !h.as(object, contact.mixin.Employee).active
+    return hasAccountRole(account, AccountRole.Maintainer)
   }
   $: editable = !readonly && isEditable(owner, object)
 
diff --git a/tests/sanity/tests/contacts.spec.ts b/tests/sanity/tests/contacts.spec.ts
index f358b119ad..1cfeaad96e 100644
--- a/tests/sanity/tests/contacts.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/sanity/tests/contacts.spec.ts
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ test.describe('contact tests', () => {
     await contractPage.fillEmailInput(mail)
     await contractPage.clickCreateButton()
     await contractPage.waitForFormAntiCardDetached()
-    // employee already inactive
-    // await contractPage.kickEmployee(first, last)
+    await contractPage.kickEmployee(first, last)
     // In non refactored code, the last assert just checks if the employee does exist, not if it has inactive status
     await contractPage.expectKickEmployeeShowsInactiveStatus(first, last)
   })