diff --git a/notebooks/DynamicFF/Characterize_DynamicFF_NBC.ipynb b/notebooks/DynamicFF/Characterize_DynamicFF_NBC.ipynb
index a02735dc612c3b5d8bb2a5d48e92d968a3744734..9732e2479d8e0222ff22a401605f75347bec87c3 100644
--- a/notebooks/DynamicFF/Characterize_DynamicFF_NBC.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/DynamicFF/Characterize_DynamicFF_NBC.ipynb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "\n",
     "# Database access parameters.\n",
     "cal_db_interface = \"tcp://max-exfl-cal001:8021\"  # Unused, calibration DB interface to use\n",
-    "db_output = True # if True, the notebook sends dark constants to the calibration database\n",
+    "db_output = False # if True, the notebook sends dark constants to the calibration database\n",
     "local_output = True # if True, the notebook saves dark constants locally\n",
     "\n",
     "# Calibration constants parameters\n",