diff --git a/services/simcore/docker-compose.deploy.aws.yml b/services/simcore/docker-compose.deploy.aws.yml
index 8c17247a..d95bec15 100644
--- a/services/simcore/docker-compose.deploy.aws.yml
+++ b/services/simcore/docker-compose.deploy.aws.yml
@@ -51,3 +51,7 @@ services:
       resources:
         limits:
           memory: 2048M
+
+  payments:
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 0
diff --git a/services/simcore/docker-compose.deploy.dalco.yml b/services/simcore/docker-compose.deploy.dalco.yml
index 28d80ee5..ba2c4de6 100644
--- a/services/simcore/docker-compose.deploy.dalco.yml
+++ b/services/simcore/docker-compose.deploy.dalco.yml
@@ -68,3 +68,6 @@ services:
   clusters-keeper:
     deploy:
       replicas: 0
+  payments:
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 0
diff --git a/services/simcore/docker-compose.deploy.master.yml b/services/simcore/docker-compose.deploy.master.yml
index f91bd7e6..85ce02d2 100644
--- a/services/simcore/docker-compose.deploy.master.yml
+++ b/services/simcore/docker-compose.deploy.master.yml
@@ -63,3 +63,6 @@ services:
   clusters-keeper:
     deploy:
       replicas: 0
+  payments:  # test prior to a big bang release Sept 2023. Can be deleted after (YH, 09 2023)
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 1
diff --git a/services/simcore/docker-compose.deploy.public.yml b/services/simcore/docker-compose.deploy.public.yml
index dd4dc9d0..e93829f6 100644
--- a/services/simcore/docker-compose.deploy.public.yml
+++ b/services/simcore/docker-compose.deploy.public.yml
@@ -23,3 +23,6 @@ services:
         - prometheus-job=traefik_simcore_production
   wb-garbage-collector:
     hostname: "{{.Service.Name}}"
+  payments:
+    deploy:
+      replicas: 0