diff --git a/server/pyproject.toml b/server/pyproject.toml
index 40e1e279f..f85eb515d 100644
--- a/server/pyproject.toml
+++ b/server/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version = "3.0.0"
 description = "Django backend for the core portal."
 authors = ["TACC-WMA <wma-portals@tacc.utexas.edu>"]
 readme = "README.md"
+package-mode = false
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 Django = "^4.2"