diff --git a/commons/util/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/commons/util/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index 33cb42f4b..11c3c3a8d 100644
--- a/commons/util/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/commons/util/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -1,29 +1,34 @@
 shrine {
   problem {
     problemHandler = "net.shrine.problem.LogAndDatabaseProblemHandler$"
     timeout = 30
     dataSourceFrom = "JNDI" //Can be JNDI or testDataSource . Use testDataSource for tests, JNDI everywhere else
     jndiDataSourceName = "java:comp/env/jdbc/problemDB" //or leave out for tests
     slickProfileClassName = "slick.driver.MySQLDriver$" // Can be
     //        slick.driver.H2Driver$
     //        slick.driver.MySQLDriver$
     //        slick.driver.PostgresDriver$
     //        slick.driver.SQLServerDriver$
     //        slick.driver.JdbcDriver$
     //        freeslick.OracleProfile$
     //        freeslick.MSSQLServerProfile$
     //
     //        (Yes, with the $ on the end)
 
     // For testing without JNDI
     //      testDataSource {
 
     //typical test settings for unit tests
     //driverClassName = "org.h2.Driver"
 
     //url = "jdbc:h2:mem:test;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1" //H2 embedded in-memory for unit tests
     //url = "jdbc:h2:~/stewardTest.h2" //H2 embedded on disk at ~/test
     //      }
     createTablesOnStart = false //for testing with H2 in memory, when not running unit tests. Set to false normally
   }
+}
+
+akka {
+  //don't kill the jvm if something goes wrong in akka
+  jvm-exit-on-fatal-error = false
 }
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