diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/hawaii/its/api/controller/OotbRestController.java b/src/main/java/edu/hawaii/its/api/controller/OotbRestController.java
index 4b67979c6..5719942a1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/hawaii/its/api/controller/OotbRestController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/hawaii/its/api/controller/OotbRestController.java
@@ -55,19 +55,19 @@ public OotbRestController(UserContextService userContextService,
         this.ootbHttpRequestService = ootbHttpRequestService;
     }
 
-    @EventListener
-    public void onApplicationEvent(ContextRefreshedEvent event) {
-        init();
-    }
-
-    public void init() {
-        String adminProfile = ootbActiveUserProfileService.findGivenNameForAdminRole();
-        if (adminProfile != null) {
-            updateActiveDefaultUser(adminProfile);
-        } else {
-            logger.error("Admin profile not found, unable to initiate default API request.");
-        }
-    }
+//    @EventListener
+//    public void onApplicationEvent(ContextRefreshedEvent event) {
+//        init();
+//    }
+//
+//    public void init() {
+//        String adminProfile = ootbActiveUserProfileService.findGivenNameForAdminRole();
+//        if (adminProfile != null) {
+//            updateActiveDefaultUser(adminProfile);
+//        } else {
+//            logger.error("Admin profile not found, unable to initiate default API request.");
+//        }
+//    }
 
     /*
      * Checks to make sure that the API is running and that there are no issues with