diff --git a/dmp-backend/pom.xml b/dmp-backend/pom.xml
index f5b7c114d..de4496fa1 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/pom.xml
+++ b/dmp-backend/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <groupId>dmp-backend</groupId>
     <artifactId>dmp-backend</artifactId>
     <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-    <packaging>war</packaging>
+    <!--<packaging>war</packaging>-->
    <parent>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
@@ -187,11 +187,11 @@
             <version>3.5</version>
         </dependency>
 
-        <dependency>
+        <!-- <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
             <scope>provided</scope>
-        </dependency>
+        </dependency>-->
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/dmp-backend/src/main/java/eu/eudat/EuDatApplication.java b/dmp-backend/src/main/java/eu/eudat/EuDatApplication.java
index 5e5dab495..42087b1a9 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/src/main/java/eu/eudat/EuDatApplication.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/src/main/java/eu/eudat/EuDatApplication.java
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class EuDatApplication extends SpringBootServletInitializer {
     private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(EuDatApplication.class);
 
-    @Override
+    /*@Override
     protected SpringApplicationBuilder configure(SpringApplicationBuilder builder) {
         return builder.sources(EuDatApplication.class);
-    }
+    }*/
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         SpringApplication.run(EuDatApplication.class, args);