diff --git a/extensions/mongodb-client/deployment/src/test/resources/application-named-mongoclient.properties b/extensions/mongodb-client/deployment/src/test/resources/application-named-mongoclient.properties
index 61118a98815b2..a05ac6fd1c3a6 100644
--- a/extensions/mongodb-client/deployment/src/test/resources/application-named-mongoclient.properties
+++ b/extensions/mongodb-client/deployment/src/test/resources/application-named-mongoclient.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
+# disable dev services explicitly for default connection
+quarkus.mongodb.devservices.enabled=false
+
 quarkus.mongodb.cluster1.connection-string=mongodb://127.0.0.1:27018
 quarkus.mongodb.cluster2.connection-string=mongodb://127.0.0.1:27019
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