diff --git a/model-context-protocol/weather/starter-stdio-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ai/mcp/sample/server/WeatherService.java b/model-context-protocol/weather/starter-stdio-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ai/mcp/sample/server/WeatherService.java
index 5966ea1..2c08e0b 100644
--- a/model-context-protocol/weather/starter-stdio-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ai/mcp/sample/server/WeatherService.java
+++ b/model-context-protocol/weather/starter-stdio-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ai/mcp/sample/server/WeatherService.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnoreProperties;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
 
 import org.springframework.ai.tool.annotation.Tool;
+import org.springframework.ai.tool.annotation.ToolParam;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.springframework.web.client.RestClient;
 import org.springframework.web.client.RestClientException;
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ public class WeatherService {
 	 * @throws RestClientException if the request fails
 	 */
 	@Tool(description = "Get weather alerts for a US state. Input is Two-letter US state code (e.g. CA, NY)")
-	public String getAlerts(String state) {
+	public String getAlerts(@ToolParam( description =  "Two-letter US state code (e.g. CA, NY") String state) {
 		Alert alert = restClient.get().uri("/alerts/active/area/{state}", state).retrieve().body(Alert.class);
 
 		return alert.features()
diff --git a/model-context-protocol/weather/starter-stdio-server/src/main/resources/application.properties b/model-context-protocol/weather/starter-stdio-server/src/main/resources/application.properties
index eb07a22..db1e149 100644
--- a/model-context-protocol/weather/starter-stdio-server/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/model-context-protocol/weather/starter-stdio-server/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ spring.main.web-application-type=none
 spring.main.banner-mode=off
 logging.pattern.console=
 
-spring.ai.mcp.server.enabled=true
-
 spring.ai.mcp.server.name=my-weather-server
 spring.ai.mcp.server.version=0.0.1