Index: src/org/hibernate/console/ConfigurationFactory.java
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--- src/org/hibernate/console/ConfigurationFactory.java	(revision 26831)
+++ src/org/hibernate/console/ConfigurationFactory.java	(working copy)
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@
 		if (localCfg.getProperty("hibernate.search.autoregister_listeners") == null) { //$NON-NLS-1$
 			localCfg.setProperty("hibernate.search.autoregister_listeners", "false"); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
 		}
-
+		if (localCfg.getProperty("javax.persistence.validation.mode") == null) { //$NON-NLS-1$
+			localCfg.setProperty("javax.persistence.validation.mode", "none"); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
+		}
 		return localCfg;
 	}