diff --git a/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/starter/AppProperties.java b/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/starter/AppProperties.java
index ea03f21..609dbd4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/starter/AppProperties.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/starter/AppProperties.java
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import ca.uhn.fhir.rest.api.EncodingEnum;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
-import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 import org.hl7.fhir.r4.model.Bundle;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationProperties;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class AppProperties {
   private Boolean allow_multiple_delete = false;
   private Boolean allow_override_default_search_params = true;
   private Boolean allow_placeholder_references = true;
-  private Boolean auto_create_placeholder_reference_targets = true;
+  private Boolean auto_create_placeholder_reference_targets = false;
   private Boolean enable_index_missing_fields = false;
   private Boolean enforce_referential_integrity_on_delete = true;
   private Boolean enforce_referential_integrity_on_write = true;
@@ -365,7 +365,11 @@ public class AppProperties {
   }
 
   public void setReuse_cached_search_results_millis(Long reuse_cached_search_results_millis) {
-    this.reuse_cached_search_results_millis = reuse_cached_search_results_millis;
+    if (Objects.equals(reuse_cached_search_results_millis, 0L)) {
+      this.reuse_cached_search_results_millis = null;
+    } else {
+      this.reuse_cached_search_results_millis = reuse_cached_search_results_millis;
+    }
   }
 
   public Map<String, Tester> getTester() {
@@ -554,7 +558,7 @@ public class AppProperties {
   public static class Partitioning {
 
     private Boolean partitioning_include_in_search_hashes = false;
-
+    private Boolean allow_references_across_partitions = false;
 
     public Boolean getPartitioning_include_in_search_hashes() {
       return partitioning_include_in_search_hashes;
@@ -563,6 +567,13 @@ public class AppProperties {
     public void setPartitioning_include_in_search_hashes(Boolean partitioning_include_in_search_hashes) {
       this.partitioning_include_in_search_hashes = partitioning_include_in_search_hashes;
     }
+    public Boolean getAllow_references_across_partitions() {
+      return allow_references_across_partitions;
+    }
+
+    public void setAllow_references_across_partitions(Boolean allow_references_across_partitions) {
+      this.allow_references_across_partitions = allow_references_across_partitions;
+    }
   }
 
   public static class Subscription {
diff --git a/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/starter/FhirServerConfigCommon.java b/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/starter/FhirServerConfigCommon.java
index 4b7d721..4d7a1a3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/starter/FhirServerConfigCommon.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/starter/FhirServerConfigCommon.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import ca.uhn.fhir.jpa.binstore.DatabaseBlobBinaryStorageSvcImpl;
 import ca.uhn.fhir.jpa.binstore.IBinaryStorageSvc;
 import ca.uhn.fhir.jpa.config.HibernateDialectProvider;
 import ca.uhn.fhir.jpa.model.config.PartitionSettings;
+import ca.uhn.fhir.jpa.model.config.PartitionSettings.CrossPartitionReferenceMode;
 import ca.uhn.fhir.jpa.model.entity.ModelConfig;
 import ca.uhn.fhir.jpa.subscription.channel.subscription.SubscriptionDeliveryHandlerFactory;
 import ca.uhn.fhir.jpa.subscription.match.deliver.email.IEmailSender;
@@ -77,7 +78,6 @@ public class FhirServerConfigCommon {
     retVal.setAllowMultipleDelete(appProperties.getAllow_multiple_delete());
     retVal.setAllowExternalReferences(appProperties.getAllow_external_references());
     retVal.setExpungeEnabled(appProperties.getExpunge_enabled());
-    retVal.setAutoCreatePlaceholderReferenceTargets(appProperties.getAllow_placeholder_references());
     if(appProperties.getSubscription() != null && appProperties.getSubscription().getEmail() != null)
       retVal.setEmailFromAddress(appProperties.getSubscription().getEmail().getFrom());
 
@@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ public class FhirServerConfigCommon {
     // Partitioning
     if (appProperties.getPartitioning() != null) {
       retVal.setPartitioningEnabled(true);
+      retVal.setIncludePartitionInSearchHashes(appProperties.getPartitioning().getPartitioning_include_in_search_hashes());
+      if(appProperties.getPartitioning().getAllow_references_across_partitions()) {
+        retVal.setAllowReferencesAcrossPartitions(CrossPartitionReferenceMode.ALLOWED_UNQUALIFIED);
+      } else {
+        retVal.setAllowReferencesAcrossPartitions(CrossPartitionReferenceMode.NOT_ALLOWED); 
+      }
     }
 
     return retVal;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/src/main/resources/application.yaml
index d081516..7c6a11c 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -68,9 +68,8 @@ hapi:
 #    graphql_enabled: true
 #    narrative_enabled: true
     #partitioning:
-    #  cross_partition_reference_mode: true
-    #  multitenancy_enabled: true
-    #  partitioning_include_in_search_hashes: true
+    #  allow_references_across_partitions: false
+    #  partitioning_include_in_search_hashes: false
     #cors:
     #  allow_Credentials: true
       # Supports multiple, comma separated allowed origin entries
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ hapi:
 #      responses_enabled: true
 #    binary_storage_enabled: true
 #    bulk_export_enabled: true
-#    partitioning_multitenancy_enabled:
 #    subscription:
 #      resthook_enabled: false
 #      websocket_enabled: false