diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/app.module.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/app.module.ts
index bb2988178..50bec92e9 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/app.module.ts
@@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ export class AppModule implements OnApplicationBootstrap {
     private readonly edrOrgSeeder: EdrOrgSeeder,
     private readonly demoUsersSeeder: DemoUsersSeeder,
     private readonly freightStaffUsersSeeder: FreightStaffUsersSeeder,
-    private readonly pricingDataSeeder: PricingDataSeeder,
-    private readonly fileUploadSettingsSeeder: FileUploadSettingsSeeder,
     private readonly freightPermissionKeyMigrationSeeder: FreightPermissionKeyMigrationSeeder,
     private readonly demoFreightDataSeeder: DemoFreightDataSeeder,
   ) { }
@@ -143,12 +141,11 @@ export class AppModule implements OnApplicationBootstrap {
     await this.edrOrgSeeder.run();
     await this.demoUsersSeeder.run();
     await this.freightStaffUsersSeeder.run();
-    // Temporarily skip demo bookings seeder to debug
-    // await this.demoBookingsSeeder.run();
-    await this.pricingDataSeeder.run();
-    await this.fileUploadSettingsSeeder.run();
-    // Idempotent demo data: ≥100 wagons/type, approval chains, 4 staff users.
-    // Each block self-guards on an empty-table check, so this is safe every boot.
+    // Demo data seeds (DemoBookingsSeeder, PricingDataSeeder,
+    // FileUploadSettingsSeeder) are intentionally disabled — they stay
+    // registered as providers but are not run. Re-inject + call .run() to enable.
+    // demoFreightDataSeeder now seeds ONLY the 4 staff users (wagons + approval
+    // rules are disabled inside the seeder). Kept running for the staff users.
     await this.demoFreightDataSeeder.run();
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/seed/demo-freight-data.seeder.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/seed/demo-freight-data.seeder.ts
index f4931f77b..b391d3f9e 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/seed/demo-freight-data.seeder.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/seed/demo-freight-data.seeder.ts
@@ -42,8 +42,13 @@ export class DemoFreightDataSeeder {
 
   async run() {
     await this.dataSource.transaction(async (manager) => {
-      await this.seedWagons(manager);
-      await this.seedApprovalRules(manager);
+      // Demo freight data (wagons + approval rules) disabled — keep only the
+      // 4 staff users. The seeders are retained for easy re-enabling; flip
+      // SEED_DEMO_FREIGHT_DATA=true to run them.
+      if (process.env.SEED_DEMO_FREIGHT_DATA === 'true') {
+        await this.seedWagons(manager);
+        await this.seedApprovalRules(manager);
+      }
       await this.seedStaffUsers(manager);
     });
   }