diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/views.py b/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/views.py
index b1d172bccb..163f28890b 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/views.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/views.py
@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@ def webhook(request, *args, **kwargs):
     event_body = request.body.decode('utf-8').strip()
     event_json = json.loads(event_body)
 
+    return HttpResponse(status=500)
+
     # V1/V2 Sorting -- Start
     if 'event_type' not in event_json:
         return HttpResponse("Invalid body, no event_type given", status=400)