diff --git a/api/server/MAINTAINERS b/api/server/MAINTAINERS
index c92a061143..310a159716 100644
--- a/api/server/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/api/server/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 Victor Vieux <vieux@docker.com> (@vieux)
-Johan Euphrosine <proppy@google.com> (@proppy)
+# off the grid until september
+# Johan Euphrosine <proppy@google.com> (@proppy)