diff --git a/Mage/src/mage/cards/repository/CardRepository.java b/Mage/src/mage/cards/repository/CardRepository.java
index b38f26a511..2da73fb974 100644
--- a/Mage/src/mage/cards/repository/CardRepository.java
+++ b/Mage/src/mage/cards/repository/CardRepository.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public enum CardRepository {
 
     instance;
 
-    private static final String JDBC_URL = "jdbc:h2:file:./db/cards.h2";
+    private static final String JDBC_URL = "jdbc:h2:file:./db/cards.h2;AUTO_SERVER=TRUE";
     private static final String VERSION_ENTITY_NAME = "card";
     private static final long CARD_DB_VERSION = 33;
 
diff --git a/Mage/src/mage/cards/repository/ExpansionRepository.java b/Mage/src/mage/cards/repository/ExpansionRepository.java
index 95bd767f60..2dbf641e7d 100644
--- a/Mage/src/mage/cards/repository/ExpansionRepository.java
+++ b/Mage/src/mage/cards/repository/ExpansionRepository.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public enum ExpansionRepository {
 
     instance;
 
-    private static final String JDBC_URL = "jdbc:h2:file:./db/cards.h2";
+    private static final String JDBC_URL = "jdbc:h2:file:./db/cards.h2;AUTO_SERVER=TRUE";
     private static final String VERSION_ENTITY_NAME = "expansion";
     private static final long EXPANSION_DB_VERSION = 3;