diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 44d7488c..f58efe75 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
     end
 
     # begin _debug_verbose flags
-    config.application_controller_debug_verbose = true
+    config.application_controller_debug_verbose = false
     config.collection_presenter_debug_verbose = false
     config.data_sets_controller_debug_verbose = false
     config.deep_blue_presenter_debug_verbose = true
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
     config.single_use_links_controller_debug_verbose = true
     config.single_use_links_viewer_controller_debug_verbose = true
     config.solr_document_debug_verbose = false
-    config.works_controller_behavior_debug_verbose = true
+    config.works_controller_behavior_debug_verbose = false
     config.work_view_content_service_debug_verbose = false
     config.work_view_content_service_email_templates_debug_verbose = false
     config.work_view_content_service_i18n_templates_debug_verbose = false
diff --git a/config/initializers/doi_minting_service_integration.rb b/config/initializers/doi_minting_service_integration.rb
index 87fc5c6d..4da70253 100644
--- a/config/initializers/doi_minting_service_integration.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/doi_minting_service_integration.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   ## configure doi minting service
 
-  config.doi_minting_service_debug_verbose = true
+  config.doi_minting_service_debug_verbose = false
 
   config.doi_minting_service_integration_hostnames = [ 'deepblue.local',
                                         'testing.deepblue.lib.umich.edu',
diff --git a/config/initializers/jira_integration.rb b/config/initializers/jira_integration.rb
index 06e166dc..b4964ea4 100644
--- a/config/initializers/jira_integration.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/jira_integration.rb
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
                                         'testing.deepblue.lib.umich.edu',
                                         'staging.deepblue.lib.umich.edu',
                                         'deepblue.lib.umich.edu' ].freeze
-  # testing jira integration is NOT disabled
+  # testing jira integration is disabled
   config.jira_integration_hostnames_prod = [ 'deepblue.lib.umich.edu',
-                                             'testing.deepblue.lib.umich.edu' ].freeze
+                                             'disable.testing.deepblue.lib.umich.edu' ].freeze
   config.jira_integration_enabled = config.jira_integration_hostnames.include?( DeepBlueDocs::Application.config.hostname )
   config.jira_test_mode = !config.jira_integration_hostnames_prod.include?( DeepBlueDocs::Application.config.hostname )
 
   # use jira_use_authoremail_as_requester to test creation of new users in jira
-  config.jira_use_authoremail_as_requester = true if DeepBlueDocs::Application.config.hostname == 'testing.deepblue.lib.umich.edu'
+  # config.jira_use_authoremail_as_requester = true if DeepBlueDocs::Application.config.hostname == 'testing.deepblue.lib.umich.edu'
 
   config.jira_allow_add_comment = false
   config.jira_allow_create_users = true