diff --git a/openbis/source/java/service.properties b/openbis/source/java/service.properties
index 0abaf8af28518d355c8c7f676d507a36a7d08ece..2d79426ddf954b21f64639f2c2e87fe590d6cbc1 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/service.properties
+++ b/openbis/source/java/service.properties
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ database.create-from-scratch = false
 # For debugging set this value to true.
 database.script-single-step-mode = false
 database.url-host-part =
-database.kind = test
+database.kind = dev
 # database.kind = system_test
 # database.kind = system_test_strict
 # database.kind = system_test_plates_on_demand