diff --git a/projects/approved-premises-and-delius/src/main/resources/application.yml b/projects/approved-premises-and-delius/src/main/resources/application.yml
index eb288997ba..9547021ad2 100644
--- a/projects/approved-premises-and-delius/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/projects/approved-premises-and-delius/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ spring.datasource.url: jdbc:h2:mem:./test;MODE=Oracle;DEFAULT_NULL_ORDERING=HIGH
 
 ---
 spring.config.activate.on-profile: oracle
-spring.datasource.url: 'jdbc:tc:oracle:slim-faststart:///XEPDB1'
+spring:
+  datasource.url: 'jdbc:tc:oracle:slim-faststart:///XEPDB1'
+  jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto: create
 
 ---
 spring.config.activate.on-profile: delius-db