diff --git a/config.dev.yml b/config.dev.yml
index cae2ff51..5330ee20 100644
--- a/config.dev.yml
+++ b/config.dev.yml
@@ -77,12 +77,7 @@ database:
   password: sa
   properties:
     charSet: UTF-8
-    maxWaitForConnection: 1s
-    validationQuery: "/* CommaFeed Health Check */ SELECT 1"
-    minSize: 1
-    maxSize: 50
-    checkConnectionWhileIdle: true
-    maxConnectionAge: 30m
+  validationQuery: "/* CommaFeed Health Check */ SELECT 1"
     
 server:
   applicationConnectors:
diff --git a/config.yml.example b/config.yml.example
index 9076e429..5f6e096d 100644
--- a/config.yml.example
+++ b/config.yml.example
@@ -78,12 +78,10 @@ database:
   password: sa
   properties:
     charSet: UTF-8
-    maxWaitForConnection: 1s
-    validationQuery: "/* CommaFeed Health Check */ SELECT 1"
-    minSize: 1
-    maxSize: 50
-    checkConnectionWhileIdle: true
-    maxConnectionAge: 30m
+  validationQuery: "/* CommaFeed Health Check */ SELECT 1"
+  minSize: 1
+  maxSize: 50
+  maxConnectionAge: 30m
     
 server:
   applicationConnectors: