diff --git a/dynamic-mapping-service/src/main/resources/application.properties b/dynamic-mapping-service/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 83bcafe5..4d497441 100644
--- a/dynamic-mapping-service/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/dynamic-mapping-service/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ application.version=@project.version@
 server.port=8080
 server.error.include-message=always
 APP.externalExtensionsEnabled=true
-APP.userRolesEnabled=true
+# ensure to leave this disabled, since the UI does not support this at the moment
+APP.userRolesEnabled=false
 APP.mappingAdminRole=ROLE_MAPPING_ADMIN
 APP.mappingCreateRole=ROLE_MAPPING_CREATE
 # set to false to enable Open Telemetry Instrumentation