diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/config/DocStoreConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/config/DocStoreConfig.java
index f8169c644..3f9532d2b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/config/DocStoreConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/config/DocStoreConfig.java
@@ -134,5 +134,6 @@ public class DocStoreConfig {
     url = properties.get("docstore.url", url);
     persist = properties.getEnum(DocStoreEvent.class, "docstore.persist", persist);
     bulkBatchSize = properties.getInt("docstore.bulkBatchSize", bulkBatchSize);
+    dropCreate = properties.getBoolean("docstore.dropCreate", dropCreate);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/config/ServerConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/config/ServerConfig.java
index b50a8d827..cd6e5e755 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/config/ServerConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/config/ServerConfig.java
@@ -2250,14 +2250,14 @@ public class ServerConfig {
   }
 
   /**
-   * This is broken out for the same reason as above - preserve existing behaviour but let it be overridden.
+   * This is broken out to allow overridden behaviour.
    */
   protected void loadDocStoreSettings(PropertiesWrapper p) {
     docStoreConfig.loadSettings(p);
   }
 
   /**
-   * This is broken out for the same reason as above - preserve existing behaviour but let it be overridden.
+   * This is broken out to allow overridden behaviour.
    */
   protected void loadAutoTuneSettings(PropertiesWrapper p) {
     autoTuneConfig.loadSettings(p);
@@ -2287,7 +2287,7 @@ public class ServerConfig {
     if (docStoreConfig == null) {
       docStoreConfig = new DocStoreConfig();
     }
-    docStoreConfig.loadSettings(p);
+    loadDocStoreSettings(p);
 
     explicitTransactionBeginMode = p.getBoolean("explicitTransactionBeginMode", explicitTransactionBeginMode);
     autoCommitMode = p.getBoolean("autoCommitMode", autoCommitMode);