diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml
index b25e08288..b557f08d8 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ storage:
   key: minioadmin
   secret: minioadmin
 
+spring:
   datasource:
     url: jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/redaction
     driverClassName: org.postgresql.Driver
@@ -22,6 +23,5 @@ storage:
   jpa:
     database-platform: org.hibernate.dialect.PostgreSQL95Dialect
     hibernate:
-      ddl-auto: update
+      ddl-auto: none
       naming-strategy: org.hibernate.cfg.ImprovedNamingStrategy
-      generate-ddl: true
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/resources/application.yml b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/resources/application.yml
index 7cb2c2a4a..5570b2b13 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ spring:
   jpa:
     database-platform: org.hibernate.dialect.PostgreSQL95Dialect
     hibernate:
+      ddl-auto: none
       naming-strategy: org.hibernate.cfg.ImprovedNamingStrategy
-      generate-ddl: false
-    generate-ddl: false
 
   profiles:
     active: kubernetes
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/application.yml b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/application.yml
index 980811b00..1cc050cb8 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/application.yml
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/application.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ spring:
   jpa:
     database-platform: org.hibernate.dialect.PostgreSQL95Dialect
     hibernate:
-      ddl-auto: update
+      ddl-auto: none
       naming-strategy: org.hibernate.cfg.ImprovedNamingStrategy
-      generate-ddl: true
+      generate-ddl: false
 
 
   rabbitmq: