diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0366aff04f..414482111e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ release.
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+* [cartservice] disable config reload
+  ([#1312](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-demo/pull/1312))
+
 ## 1.7.0
 
 * update PHP quoteservice to use 1.0.0
diff --git a/src/cartservice/src/Dockerfile b/src/cartservice/src/Dockerfile
index d1bbffbc10..432b3a6c65 100644
--- a/src/cartservice/src/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/cartservice/src/Dockerfile
@@ -35,5 +35,7 @@ FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/runtime-deps:8.0.0-alpine3.18
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app/
 COPY --from=builder /cartservice/ ./
 
+ENV DOTNET_HOSTBUILDER__RELOADCONFIGONCHANGE=false
+
 EXPOSE ${CART_SERVICE_PORT}
 ENTRYPOINT [ "./cartservice" ]