diff --git a/nomad/normalizing/encyclopedia/encyclopedia.py b/nomad/normalizing/encyclopedia/encyclopedia.py
index 1a7bc4ec1e977b7cbb7b94c072689e0cd6d07662..5a88c70cf694cb13f598e674a2c957ed0ed9b802 100644
--- a/nomad/normalizing/encyclopedia/encyclopedia.py
+++ b/nomad/normalizing/encyclopedia/encyclopedia.py
@@ -249,8 +249,10 @@ class EncyclopediaNormalizer(Normalizer):
                     "unsupported material type for encyclopedia",
                     enc_status=status,
                 )
+                return
 
-            # Get the method type
+            # Get the method type. For now, we allow unknown method type to
+            # allow phonon calculations through.
             representative_method, method_type = self.method_type(method)
             if method_type == config.services.unavailable_value:
                 status = status_enums.unsupported_method_type
diff --git a/nomad/processing/data.py b/nomad/processing/data.py
index 193d215dff33ee4d9edfb90bb3b80e50d598ef85..540bd0e078bec044b49ebf76bc74ea32d0f4d126 100644
--- a/nomad/processing/data.py
+++ b/nomad/processing/data.py
@@ -1032,9 +1032,9 @@ class Upload(Proc):
                 # calculations. TODO: This should be replaced by a more
                 # extensive mechamism that supports more complex dependencies
                 # between calculations.
-                phonon_calculations = Calc.objects(upload_id=self.upload_id, parser="parsers/phonopy")
-                for calc in phonon_calculations:
-                    calc.process_phonon()
+                # phonon_calculations = Calc.objects(upload_id=self.upload_id, parser="parsers/phonopy")
+                # for calc in phonon_calculations:
+                    # calc.process_phonon()
 
                 self.cleanup()
             else: