diff --git a/server-application-server/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/asapi/v3/TransactionConfiguration.java b/server-application-server/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/asapi/v3/TransactionConfiguration.java
index e1e95ba442bd04dfcca3f28d4d923c730508b5c3..c9d2193a475ee83598298e372faf58810bb213b1 100644
--- a/server-application-server/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/asapi/v3/TransactionConfiguration.java
+++ b/server-application-server/source/java/ch/ethz/sis/openbis/generic/server/asapi/v3/TransactionConfiguration.java
@@ -83,18 +83,23 @@ public class TransactionConfiguration
     {
         Properties properties = configurer.getResolvedProps();
         enabled = PropertyUtils.getBoolean(properties, TRANSACTION_ENABLED_PROPERTY_NAME, TRANSACTION_ENABLED_DEFAULT);
-        transactionTimeoutInSeconds = PropertyUtils.getInt(properties, TRANSACTION_TIMEOUT_PROPERTY_NAME, TRANSACTION_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT);
-        finishTransactionsIntervalInSeconds = PropertyUtils.getInt(properties, FINISH_TRANSACTIONS_INTERVAL_PROPERTY_NAME, FINISH_TRANSACTIONS_INTERVAL_DEFAULT);
-        interactiveSessionKey = PropertyUtils.getProperty(properties, INTERACTIVE_SESSION_KEY_PROPERTY_NAME, generateRandomKey());
-        coordinatorKey = PropertyUtils.getProperty(properties, COORDINATOR_KEY_PROPERTY_NAME, generateRandomKey());
-        transactionLogFolderPath = PropertyUtils.getProperty(properties, TRANSACTION_LOG_FOLDER_PATH_PROPERTY_NAME,
-                TRANSACTION_LOG_FOLDER_PATH_DEFAULT);
-        transactionCountLimit = PropertyUtils.getInt(properties, TRANSACTION_COUNT_LIMIT_PROPERTY_NAME, TRANSACTION_COUNT_LIMIT_DEFAULT);
-        applicationServerUrl = PropertyUtils.getMandatoryProperty(properties, APPLICATION_SERVER_URL_PROPERTY_NAME);
-        applicationServerTimeoutInSeconds =
-                PropertyUtils.getInt(properties, APPLICATION_SERVER_TIMEOUT_PROPERTY_NAME, APPLICATION_SERVER_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT);
-        afsServerUrl = PropertyUtils.getMandatoryProperty(properties, AFS_SERVER_URL_PROPERTY_NAME);
-        afsServerTimeoutInSeconds = PropertyUtils.getInt(properties, AFS_SERVER_TIMEOUT_PROPERTY_NAME, AFS_SERVER_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT);
+
+        if (enabled)
+        {
+            transactionTimeoutInSeconds = PropertyUtils.getInt(properties, TRANSACTION_TIMEOUT_PROPERTY_NAME, TRANSACTION_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT);
+            finishTransactionsIntervalInSeconds =
+                    PropertyUtils.getInt(properties, FINISH_TRANSACTIONS_INTERVAL_PROPERTY_NAME, FINISH_TRANSACTIONS_INTERVAL_DEFAULT);
+            interactiveSessionKey = PropertyUtils.getProperty(properties, INTERACTIVE_SESSION_KEY_PROPERTY_NAME, generateRandomKey());
+            coordinatorKey = PropertyUtils.getProperty(properties, COORDINATOR_KEY_PROPERTY_NAME, generateRandomKey());
+            transactionLogFolderPath = PropertyUtils.getProperty(properties, TRANSACTION_LOG_FOLDER_PATH_PROPERTY_NAME,
+                    TRANSACTION_LOG_FOLDER_PATH_DEFAULT);
+            transactionCountLimit = PropertyUtils.getInt(properties, TRANSACTION_COUNT_LIMIT_PROPERTY_NAME, TRANSACTION_COUNT_LIMIT_DEFAULT);
+            applicationServerUrl = PropertyUtils.getMandatoryProperty(properties, APPLICATION_SERVER_URL_PROPERTY_NAME);
+            applicationServerTimeoutInSeconds =
+                    PropertyUtils.getInt(properties, APPLICATION_SERVER_TIMEOUT_PROPERTY_NAME, APPLICATION_SERVER_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT);
+            afsServerUrl = PropertyUtils.getMandatoryProperty(properties, AFS_SERVER_URL_PROPERTY_NAME);
+            afsServerTimeoutInSeconds = PropertyUtils.getInt(properties, AFS_SERVER_TIMEOUT_PROPERTY_NAME, AFS_SERVER_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT);
+        }
     }
 
     public boolean isEnabled()