diff --git a/application/views/lehre/lehrauftrag/acceptLehrauftragData.php b/application/views/lehre/lehrauftrag/acceptLehrauftragData.php
index 716dbfa98..8f8da50a1 100644
--- a/application/views/lehre/lehrauftrag/acceptLehrauftragData.php
+++ b/application/views/lehre/lehrauftrag/acceptLehrauftragData.php
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ FROM
                  public.tbl_benutzer
              WHERE
                  person_id = tmp_projektbetreuung.person_id
-               AND aktiv = TRUE)                                 AS "mitarbeiter_uid",
+               ORDER BY aktiv DESC, updateaktivam DESC      -- accept inactive as some person_ids have no active, but order them last
+               LIMIT 1)                                 AS "mitarbeiter_uid",
             /* concatinated and aggregated gruppen */
             (SELECT
                  string_agg(concat(stg_oe_kurzbz, \'-\', semester, verband, gruppe,
diff --git a/application/views/lehre/lehrauftrag/approveLehrauftragData.php b/application/views/lehre/lehrauftrag/approveLehrauftragData.php
index 26cb25815..c799fc99e 100644
--- a/application/views/lehre/lehrauftrag/approveLehrauftragData.php
+++ b/application/views/lehre/lehrauftrag/approveLehrauftragData.php
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ FROM
                  public.tbl_benutzer
              WHERE
                  person_id = tmp_projektbetreuung.person_id
-               AND aktiv = TRUE)                                 AS "mitarbeiter_uid",
+               ORDER BY aktiv DESC, updateaktivam DESC      -- accept inactive as some person_ids have no active, but order them last
+               LIMIT 1)                                 AS "mitarbeiter_uid",
             /* concatinated and aggregated gruppen */
             (SELECT
                  string_agg(concat(stg_oe_kurzbz, \'-\', semester, verband, gruppe,
diff --git a/application/views/lehre/lehrauftrag/lehrauftragData.php b/application/views/lehre/lehrauftrag/lehrauftragData.php
index 0945693f5..13f4fa251 100644
--- a/application/views/lehre/lehrauftrag/lehrauftragData.php
+++ b/application/views/lehre/lehrauftrag/lehrauftragData.php
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ FROM
                  public.tbl_benutzer
              WHERE
                  person_id = tmp_projektbetreuung.person_id
-               AND aktiv = TRUE)                                 AS "mitarbeiter_uid",
+               ORDER BY aktiv DESC, updateaktivam DESC      -- accept inactive as some person_ids have no active, but order them last
+               LIMIT 1)                                 AS "mitarbeiter_uid",
             /* concatinated and aggregated gruppen */
             (SELECT
                  string_agg(concat(stg_oe_kurzbz, \'-\', semester, verband, gruppe,