diff --git a/brapi-server/application.properties b/brapi-server/application.properties
index 32fc743..b837f3b 100644
--- a/brapi-server/application.properties
+++ b/brapi-server/application.properties
@@ -19,16 +19,20 @@ application.properties.templateserver.port = 8080
 server.servlet.context-path=/brapi/v2
 
 spring.datasource.url=jdbc:postgresql://${BRAPI_DB_SERVER}/${BRAPI_DB}
+spring.datasource.hikari.data-source-properties.stringtype=unspecified
 spring.datasource.username=${BRAPI_DB_USER}
 spring.datasource.password=${BRAPI_DB_PASSWORD}
 
 spring.datasource.driver-class-name=org.postgresql.Driver
 
-spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=create-only
+spring.flyway.locations=classpath:db/migration,classpath:org/brapi/test/BrAPITestServer/db/migration
+spring.flyway.schemas=public
+spring.flyway.baselineOnMigrate=true
+
+spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=validate
 spring.jpa.show-sql=false
-spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.hbm2ddl.import_files=sql/species.sql, sql/create_indexes.sql
 
 spring.mvc.dispatch-options-request=true
 
 security.oidc_discovery_url=https://example.com/auth/.well-known/openid-configuration
-security.enabled=false
\ No newline at end of file
+security.enabled=false