diff --git a/src/main/java/org/hbp/mip/model/Experiment.java b/src/main/java/org/hbp/mip/model/Experiment.java
index 53e4c13c818c14d396dee0118a85f3e5cbcbe9ce..8194151b0831928367e1cbd11e376d9010a3a126 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/hbp/mip/model/Experiment.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/hbp/mip/model/Experiment.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public class Experiment {
             .create();
 
     @Autowired
+    @Transient
     ExperimentRepository experimentRepository;
 
     @Id