diff --git a/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example-boot/src/main/resources/application.properties b/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example-boot/src/main/resources/application.properties
index a8b493b1a..b0722d19c 100644
--- a/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example-boot/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/rest/taskana-rest-spring-example-boot/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ taskana.schemaName=TASKANA
 ########spring.jpa.generate-ddl=true
 ########spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.jdbc.lob.non_contextual_creation=true
 ####### property that control rest api security deploy use true for no security.
-devMode=false
+devMode=true
 
 ####### property that control if the database is cleaned and sample data is generated
 generateSampleData=true