diff --git a/src/Entity/Department.php b/src/Entity/Department.php
index 6331d63..dd0ec84 100644
--- a/src/Entity/Department.php
+++ b/src/Entity/Department.php
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class Department implements DBElementInterface, NamedElementInterface, Timestamp
      */
     #[ORM\ManyToMany(targetEntity: Confirmer::class, inversedBy: 'departments')]
     #[ORM\JoinTable(name: 'departments_confirmers')]
-    #[Assert\Expression("value.count() >= this.gettype().getMinimumRequiredConfirmers()",
+    #[Assert\Expression("value.count() >= this.gettype().getMinimumRequiredConfirmers() or this.isBlocked()",
         message: 'validator.two_few_confirmers')]
     #[Assert\Unique]
     private Collection $confirmers;
diff --git a/translations/validators.de.xlf b/translations/validators.de.xlf
index db842d9..28480d8 100644
--- a/translations/validators.de.xlf
+++ b/translations/validators.de.xlf
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@
       <segment>
         <source>validator.two_few_confirmers</source>
         <target>Zu wenige Bestätigungspersonen!
-Ein FSR benötigt mindestens 2 Bestätigungspersonen, Referate mindestens 1 Person!</target>
+Ein FSR benötigt mindestens 2 Bestätigungspersonen, Referate mindestens 1 Person!
+(Alternativ kann die Struktur gesperrt werden)</target>
       </segment>
     </unit>
     <unit id="aKu1fAw" name="validator.supporting_amount.needed_for_supporting_funding_id">