diff --git a/src/main/java/org/nrg/xnat/turbine/modules/actions/XDATRegisterUser.java b/src/main/java/org/nrg/xnat/turbine/modules/actions/XDATRegisterUser.java
index 8db9f45c42be833aad9bf5f140c0bc07d34202ec..9e6f4617a2f4a225153c822ebd18f2e1d606b9d4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/nrg/xnat/turbine/modules/actions/XDATRegisterUser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/nrg/xnat/turbine/modules/actions/XDATRegisterUser.java
@@ -105,9 +105,8 @@ public class XDATRegisterUser extends org.nrg.xdat.turbine.modules.actions.XDATR
         }
     }
 
-	@Override
 	public boolean autoApproval(RunData data, Context context) throws Exception {
-		boolean autoApproval = super.autoApproval(data, context);
+		boolean autoApproval = XDAT.getSiteConfigPreferences().getUserRegistration();
 
 		if (autoApproval) {
             logger.debug("Auto-approval for registration came from super...");
diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/xnat/spawner/site-admin-elements.yaml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/xnat/spawner/site-admin-elements.yaml
index 13649cfe49ae5d0fd7b1fef02ef6f65dbe8c4d81..ec12b48c398785a71f22ccab393a12f38e7fa02a 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/xnat/spawner/site-admin-elements.yaml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/xnat/spawner/site-admin-elements.yaml
@@ -947,6 +947,16 @@ registrationOptions:
                 If true, user accounts will be enabled automatically when the user registers. Users will be able to access the site and any 'public'
                 projects immediately. If false, the site administrator will be required to manually enable user accounts. Either way the administrator
                 receives an email notification when a user registers.
+        autoEnablePar:
+            kind: panel.input.checkbox
+            id: autoEnablePar
+            name: par
+            label: "Auto-enable with Project Access Request?"
+            description: >
+                If true, user accounts created when accepting project access requests will always be enabled (ane verified) automatically. If false,
+                user accounts will only be enabled automatically if "Auto-enable User Registration?" is true. So this setting determines whether project
+                access requests should override how user registration is normally handled. Either way the administrator receives an email notification
+                when a user registers.
         uiAllowNewUserComments:
             kind: panel.input.checkbox
             id: uiAllowNewUserComments