diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 8a86492..a4819ce 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ func initArgs() {
 	flag.BoolVar(&printVersionAndExit, "version", false, "Print version and exit")
 	flag.StringVar(&sqlConnection, "conn", sqlConnectionDefault, "Database connection string")
 	flag.StringVar(&sqlServer, "sql", sqlServerDefault, "SQL Database type")
-	flag.BoolVar(&buildTables, "build-db", true /*false*/, "Build database tables on startup")
-	flag.BoolVar(&populateTables, "populate-db", true /*false*/, "Populate database with test data")
+	flag.BoolVar(&buildTables, "build-db", false, "Build database tables on startup")
+	flag.BoolVar(&populateTables, "populate-db", false, "Populate database with test data")
 }
 
 func parseArgs() {