diff --git a/model_server/scripts/run_server.py b/model_server/scripts/run_server.py
index a5b5639239a43470e8e89e91e45ff07fdcb18ed2..11d0b0f66b493d9db54153488457c9ad72cd516e 100644
--- a/model_server/scripts/run_server.py
+++ b/model_server/scripts/run_server.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def parse_args():
     return parser.parse_args()
 
 
-def main(args, app_name='model_server.base.api:app', reload=True) -> None:
+def main(args, app_name='model_server.base.api:app', reload=False) -> None:
 
     print('CLI args:\n' + str(args))
     server_process = Process(