diff --git a/spring-geode-samples/caching/http-session/src/main/java/example/app/caching/session/http/BootGeodeHttpSessionCachingApplication.java b/spring-geode-samples/caching/http-session/src/main/java/example/app/caching/session/http/BootGeodeHttpSessionCachingApplication.java
index 46aeb212..f666fcd0 100644
--- a/spring-geode-samples/caching/http-session/src/main/java/example/app/caching/session/http/BootGeodeHttpSessionCachingApplication.java
+++ b/spring-geode-samples/caching/http-session/src/main/java/example/app/caching/session/http/BootGeodeHttpSessionCachingApplication.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package example.app.caching.session.http;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+import org.springframework.geode.config.annotation.EnableClusterAware;
 
 /**
  * {@link SpringBootApplication} to demo HTTP Session state caching.
@@ -24,12 +25,16 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
  * @author John Blum
  * @see org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication
  * @see org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication
+ * @see org.springframework.geode.config.annotation.EnableClusterAware
  * @since 1.1.0
  */
+//tag::class[]
 @SpringBootApplication
+@EnableClusterAware
 public class BootGeodeHttpSessionCachingApplication {
 
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
 		SpringApplication.run(BootGeodeHttpSessionCachingApplication.class, args);
 	}
 }
+//end::class[]
diff --git a/spring-geode-samples/caching/http-session/src/main/resources/application.properties b/spring-geode-samples/caching/http-session/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 22a44763..d5ec1af9 100644
--- a/spring-geode-samples/caching/http-session/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/spring-geode-samples/caching/http-session/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -3,6 +3,5 @@
 spring.application.name=HttpSessionCachingApplication
 spring.data.gemfire.cache.log-level=error
 spring.session.data.gemfire.cache.client.pool.name=DEFAULT
-spring.session.data.gemfire.cache.client.region.shortcut=LOCAL
 spring.session.data.gemfire.session.region.name=Sessions
 server.servlet.session.timeout=15