diff --git a/namespaces/live.cloud-platform.service.justice.gov.uk/offender-categorisation-preprod/resources/rds.tf b/namespaces/live.cloud-platform.service.justice.gov.uk/offender-categorisation-preprod/resources/rds.tf
index a1d47244c53..de99e037428 100644
--- a/namespaces/live.cloud-platform.service.justice.gov.uk/offender-categorisation-preprod/resources/rds.tf
+++ b/namespaces/live.cloud-platform.service.justice.gov.uk/offender-categorisation-preprod/resources/rds.tf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module "dps_rds" {
   db_max_allocated_storage    = "500"
   db_engine_version           = "16.3"
   allow_major_version_upgrade = "true"
-  prepare_for_major_upgrade   = true
+  prepare_for_major_upgrade   = false
   enable_rds_auto_start_stop  = true
 }