diff --git a/uffd/default_config.cfg b/uffd/default_config.cfg
index f6405eece3e4635eefbfc1cb99f6e82e61cded4b..903996bea0ee320f87ec53d8631ad10c3c80ef33 100644
--- a/uffd/default_config.cfg
+++ b/uffd/default_config.cfg
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ MAIL_PASSWORD='*****'
 MAIL_USE_STARTTLS=True
 MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS='foo@bar.com'
 
+SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS=False
+
 # do NOT set in production
 
 #TEMPLATES_AUTO_RELOAD=True