diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/hibernateJob.xml b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/hibernateJob.xml
index 713eb21eb..c8b59bbb2 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/hibernateJob.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/jobs/hibernateJob.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 	<bean parent="stepScope" />
 	<bean parent="jobConfigurationRegistryBeanPostProcessor" />
 
-	<bean id="hibernateJob" parent="simpleJob">
+	<bean id="hibernateJob" parent="simpleJob">
+		<!-- set restartable=false so that this job can be used by more than one test -->
 		<property name="restartable" value="false" />
 		<property name="steps">
 			<bean id="step1"