diff --git a/laws-single-startup/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml b/laws-single-startup/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml
index 369f88a9..4034118c 100644
--- a/laws-single-startup/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml
+++ b/laws-single-startup/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ management:
     enabled-by-default: false
 
 spring:
+  main:
+    lazy-initialization: true
   servlet:
     multipart:
       max-file-size: 500MB