diff --git a/src/main/tomee/conf/system.properties b/src/main/tomee/conf/system.properties
index 48cd9c2b..479d13f9 100644
--- a/src/main/tomee/conf/system.properties
+++ b/src/main/tomee/conf/system.properties
@@ -47,4 +47,5 @@
 # javax.persistence.nonJtaDataSource = 
 
 AsynchronousPool.CorePoolSize = 1
-AsynchronousPool.MaximumPoolSize = 100
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+AsynchronousPool.MaximumPoolSize = 100
+openejb.stats.interceptor.disable = true
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