diff --git a/dmp-backend/pom.xml b/dmp-backend/pom.xml
index daf645f04..56aad0165 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/pom.xml
+++ b/dmp-backend/pom.xml
@@ -327,6 +327,18 @@
                 <packaging.type>jar</packaging.type>
             </properties>
         </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>intellij-properties-launcher</id>
+
+            <dependencies>
+                <dependency>
+                    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>spring-boot-loader</artifactId>
+                    <version>2.5.2</version>
+                </dependency>
+            </dependencies>
+
+        </profile>
         <profile>
             <id>production</id>
             <properties>