diff --git a/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example-boot/pom.xml b/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example-boot/pom.xml
index 3f506cbfb..cc7dac57f 100644
--- a/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example-boot/pom.xml
+++ b/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example-boot/pom.xml
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@
                 <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>${version.spring.boot}</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <!-- disable process forking that is enabled by default 
+                        in spring-boot 2.2.0.RELEASE and higher -->
+                    <fork>false</fork>
+                </configuration>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <goals>