diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index c7b4ac226..91ba1bc4c 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@
                 "3002948: tablefield_cellspan module throwing error": "https://www.drupal.org/files/issues/2019-11-26/warning_fix-3002948-6.patch"
             },
             "drupal/simplesamlphp_auth": {
-                "2983154: Redirect to original destination after logging in": "https://www.drupal.org/files/issues/2020-01-02/simplesamlphp_auth-return-to-destination-parameter-2983154-8-D8.patch"
+                "2983154: Redirect to original destination after logging in": "https://www.drupal.org/files/issues/2020-01-02/simplesamlphp_auth-return-to-destination-parameter-2983154-8-D8.patch",
+                "2978876: Add capability to remove prefix from username": "https://www.drupal.org/files/issues/2020-10-19/simplesamlphp_auth-add_capability_to_remove_prefix_from_username-2978876-9.patch"
             },
             "drupal/blizz_dynamic_entitylist": {
             },
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 2430c3b0f..99adb30ba 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -8781,7 +8781,9 @@
                     }
                 },
                 "patches_applied": {
-                    "2983154: Redirect to original destination after logging in": "https://www.drupal.org/files/issues/2020-01-02/simplesamlphp_auth-return-to-destination-parameter-2983154-8-D8.patch"
+                    "2983154: Redirect to original destination after logging in": "https://www.drupal.org/files/issues/2020-01-02/simplesamlphp_auth-return-to-destination-parameter-2983154-8-D8.patch",
+                    "2978876: Add capability to remove prefix from username": "https://www.drupal.org/files/issues/2020-10-19/simplesamlphp_auth-add_capability_to_remove_prefix_from_username-2978876-9.patch"
+
                 }
             },
             "notification-url": "https://packages.drupal.org/8/downloads",
diff --git a/config/dev/simplesamlphp_auth.settings.yml b/config/dev/simplesamlphp_auth.settings.yml
index dbe31d062..c246f521a 100644
--- a/config/dev/simplesamlphp_auth.settings.yml
+++ b/config/dev/simplesamlphp_auth.settings.yml
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@ role:
   population: ''
   eval_every_time: false
 autoenablesaml: false
+remove_prefix: true
diff --git a/config/production/simplesamlphp_auth.settings.yml b/config/production/simplesamlphp_auth.settings.yml
index 544747c68..c6127192a 100644
--- a/config/production/simplesamlphp_auth.settings.yml
+++ b/config/production/simplesamlphp_auth.settings.yml
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ sync:
   mail: true
   user_name: true
 autoenablesaml: false
+remove_prefix: true
 debug: false
 secure: true
 httponly: false
 _core:
   default_config_hash: BuLah1nwoT5oUjn6XIuKnXkjcvdt5tDIGQ6gAflOY0s
 login_link_show: false
+
diff --git a/config/staging/simplesamlphp_auth.settings.yml b/config/staging/simplesamlphp_auth.settings.yml
index ecff1d7c4..2dd84134e 100644
--- a/config/staging/simplesamlphp_auth.settings.yml
+++ b/config/staging/simplesamlphp_auth.settings.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ sync:
   mail: true
   user_name: true
 autoenablesaml: false
+remove_prefix: true
 debug: false
 secure: true
 httponly: false