diff --git a/.ebextensions/00-makeFiles.config b/.ebextensions/00-makeFiles.config
index de8541c3..f1386f0f 100644
--- a/.ebextensions/00-makeFiles.config
+++ b/.ebextensions/00-makeFiles.config
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ files:
 
             # run app
             killall java
-            java -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -jar $JAR_PATH
+            java -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -Dspring.profiles.active=prod -jar $JAR_PATH