diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 001d942..8177205 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -106,4 +106,14 @@ graalvmNative {
 			jvmArgs.add("-Djava.security.properties=${file("${projectDir}/src/main/resources/custom.security").absolutePath}")
 		}
 	}
+}
+
+bootRun {
+	jvmArgs = [
+			'-Djava.security.properties=src/main/resources/custom.security'
+	]
+}
+
+tasks.withType(JavaExec) {
+	jvmArgs += '-Djava.security.properties=src/main/resources/custom.security'
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 1259fd1..7cbf751 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ management.endpoint.health.probes.enabled=true
 
 #repository
 cosmos.credential.db-name=${DB_NAME:rtp}
-cosmos.credential.endpoint=${COSMOS_CONNECTION_STRING}
+cosmos.credential.endpoint=${COSMOS_CONNECTION_STRING:""}
 
 
 activation.base-url=${BASE_URL:"http://localhost"}
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