diff --git a/config/alfresco/subsystems/wcm_deployment_receiver/default/deployment-receiver-context.xml b/config/alfresco/subsystems/wcm_deployment_receiver/default/deployment-receiver-context.xml
index 2b080934dd..f64d17ca39 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/subsystems/wcm_deployment_receiver/default/deployment-receiver-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/subsystems/wcm_deployment_receiver/default/deployment-receiver-context.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
         
         <property name="readerManagement"><ref bean="deploymentReaderManagement" /></property>
         
+        <!--  This is the repo based deployment engine which does not need a keep alive thread -->
+        <property name="daemonThread"><value>true</value></property>
+        
         <!-- Define your content transformers here 
         <property name="transformers"> 
             <list>