diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/restartSample.xml b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/restartSample.xml
index 9c2d1032a..82eaf3a02 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/restartSample.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/restartSample.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
 		<property name="resource"
 			value="classpath:data/fixedLengthImportJob/input/20070122.teststream.ImportTradeDataStep.txt" />
 		<property name="lineTokenizer" ref="fixedFileDescriptor" />
-		<property name="fieldSetMapper" ref="fieldSetMapper" />
+		<property name="fieldSetMapper" ref="fieldSetMapper" />
+		<property name="saveState" value="true" />
 	</bean>
 
 	<bean id="fixedFileDescriptor"