diff --git a/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example/src/main/resources/application.properties b/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 27aca93b7..6bfc09c4a 100644
--- a/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ datasource.url=jdbc:h2:mem:taskana;IGNORECASE=TRUE;LOCK_MODE=0;INIT=CREATE SCHEM
 datasource.driverClassName=org.h2.Driver
 datasource.username=sa
 datasource.password=sa
-devMode=true
+devMode=false
 ####### control LDAP usage
 taskana.ldap.useLdap=false
 ####### properties to connect to LDAP