diff --git a/etc/dm.deploy.conf b/etc/dm.deploy.conf
index 6ba6b5e9cbe6eabeb8d40d5f53c8cdc0f049e76e..2c11ed5745c4e276b79c5b4796da9475d87c4bfc 100644
--- a/etc/dm.deploy.conf
+++ b/etc/dm.deploy.conf
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ DM_DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
 DM_DB_PORT=11136
 DM_DB_ADMIN_USER=postgres
 DM_DB_ADMIN_PASSWORD=
-DM_DB_ADMIN_HOSTS="127.0.0.1 bluegill1.aps.anl.gov gaeaimac.aps.anl.gov visa%.aps.anl.gov"
+DM_DB_ADMIN_HOSTS="127.0.0.1"
 DM_DB_CHARACTER_SET=utf8
 DM_DB_SCRIPTS_DIR=
 DM_CONTEXT_ROOT=dm
diff --git a/src/java/DmWebPortal/src/java/gov/anl/aps/dm/portal/utilities/LdapUtility.java b/src/java/DmWebPortal/src/java/gov/anl/aps/dm/portal/utilities/LdapUtility.java
index 465e4131b6a90ecb35f3f9302a30383ad921e82e..dfc07180dbca4bd4db32f687bc75ceb1f7efc8f4 100644
--- a/src/java/DmWebPortal/src/java/gov/anl/aps/dm/portal/utilities/LdapUtility.java
+++ b/src/java/DmWebPortal/src/java/gov/anl/aps/dm/portal/utilities/LdapUtility.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class LdapUtility
      *
      * @return true if valid, false otherwise
      */
-    public static boolean validateCredentials(String username, String password) {
+    public final static boolean validateCredentials(String username, String password) {
 
         // dump out immediately if not given password
         if (password.isEmpty()) {