diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0f05163..2771336 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>1.9</maven.compiler.target>
         <java.version>1.9</java.version>
         <packaging.type>jar</packaging.type>
+        <activeProfiles>hsqldb,dev</activeProfiles>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@
             <id>build-war</id>
             <properties>
                 <packaging.type>war</packaging.type>
+                <activeProfiles>postgres</activeProfiles>
             </properties>
             <build>
                 <finalName>financer##${project.version}</finalName>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config/application.properties b/src/main/resources/config/application.properties
index 3c0c7cc..b44c9c2 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/config/application.properties
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 ###
-### This is the main configuration file of the application
-###
+### This is the main configuration file of the application.
+### Filtering of the @...@ values happens via the maven-resource-plugin. The execution of the plugin is configured in
+### the Spring Boot parent POM.
 
-spring.profiles.active=hsqldb,dev
+spring.profiles.active=@activeProfiles@
 
 server.servlet.context-path=/financer