diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/config/application-devel.properties b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/config/application-devel.properties
index 8094d22c9..8f1ffc696 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/config/application-devel.properties
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/config/application-devel.properties
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ dmp.domain = http://localhost:4200
 database.url=
 database.username=
 database.password=
-spring.datasource.maxIdle: 10
-spring.datasource.minIdle: 5
-spring.datasource.maxActive: 10
+spring.datasource.maxIdle=10
+spring.datasource.minIdle=5
+spring.datasource.maxActive=10
 
 ####################ELASTIIC SEARCH TAGS OVERRIDES CONFIGURATIONS##########
 elasticsearch.host = localhost