diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/backend/src/main/resources/application.yaml
index fb1237fb..aa4c8ceb 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ spring:
     enabled: false  # Managed explicitly via FlywayConfig bean
 
   jpa:
+    open-in-view: false  # Prevents holding DB connections for the full HTTP request lifecycle
     hibernate:
       ddl-auto: none
     properties: