diff --git a/_data/hifis_team.yml b/_data/hifis_team.yml
index 33e027005642b9b6fc21e9fdb90f44c73554ac61..5c67327ccbbb6558c9208aa48ef8afbdec3a3cae 100644
--- a/_data/hifis_team.yml
+++ b/_data/hifis_team.yml
@@ -117,6 +117,6 @@
     campus: desy
   position: "HIFIS Backbone Services"
   associate: false
-  rank: 2
+  rank: 0
   associate: false
   cluster: backbone
diff --git a/_layouts/team.html b/_layouts/team.html
index ef30a62fbf4f95916c417fa896d24cf1964e8690..c9fcc73084f3f7e0b0c78c9adc98322a057c1f49 100644
--- a/_layouts/team.html
+++ b/_layouts/team.html
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ It does on purpose NOT include the content of the markdown page.
                     <h1>Team</h1>
                     <div class="team_list">
                         {%- for person in team_members_core -%}
+                        {%- if person.rank >= 1 -%}
                         {%- include team_card.html person=person -%}
+                        {%- endif -%}
                         {%- endfor -%}
                     </div>
                 </div>