diff --git a/src/main/java/kinosearch/kinosearch3/webpp/SpringConfig.java b/src/main/java/kinosearch/kinosearch3/webpp/SpringConfig.java
index acc38f6..e93af91 100644
--- a/src/main/java/kinosearch/kinosearch3/webpp/SpringConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/kinosearch/kinosearch3/webpp/SpringConfig.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.view.freemarker.FreeMarkerViewResolver;
 import java.net.UnknownHostException;
 
 @Configuration
-@PropertySource({ "classpath:/application.properties", "file:application.properties" })
+@PropertySource(value = { "classpath:/application.properties", "file:application.properties" }, ignoreResourceNotFound = true)
 public class SpringConfig {
     @Bean
     public WebApp webapp(@Value("${webapp.host}") String host, @Value("${webapp.port}") int port) {