diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/xnat/spawner/site-admin-elements.yaml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/xnat/spawner/site-admin-elements.yaml
index 23485629e992a3188db600da318d1f7d2053a092..c3971c66b3605028c64d681a9c81b3daae1f3d20 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/xnat/spawner/site-admin-elements.yaml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/xnat/spawner/site-admin-elements.yaml
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ fileSystem:
         ${pipelinePath}
         ${zipExtensions}
         ${checksums}
-        ${checksumsPropertyChangedListener}
+#        ${checksumsPropertyChangedListener}
 
 misc:
     kind: panel.form
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config/site/siteConfiguration.properties b/src/main/resources/config/site/siteConfiguration.properties
index 28f57b9d169ef713e09375bec6eae8158154f319..b9d0eb57ccd9fd6be5c3e0a2505ee601121ed2b9 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config/site/siteConfiguration.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/config/site/siteConfiguration.properties
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # of existing properties. For that, you should only modify site properties using the standard administrative
 # interface.
 checksums=true
-checksums.property.changed.listener=org.nrg.xnat.utils.ChecksumsSiteConfigurationListener
+#checksums.property.changed.listener=org.nrg.xnat.utils.ChecksumsSiteConfigurationListener
 showapplet=false
 enableDicomReceiver=true
 enableDicomReceiver.property.changed.listener=org.nrg.dcm.DicomSCPSiteConfigurationListener