diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6c79443..7907d7f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -92,3 +92,11 @@ configurations {
 kotlin {
 	jvmToolchain(17)
 }
+
+bootRun {
+	// Use db-local profile by default so datasource is loaded (application-db-local.yml).
+	// Override with: ./gradlew bootRun --args='--spring.profiles.active=prod'
+	if (!project.hasProperty('spring.profiles.active')) {
+		args '--spring.profiles.active=db-local'
+	}
+}