diff --git a/rest/multi-store/src/main/java/example/springdata/multistore/Application.java b/rest/multi-store/src/main/java/example/springdata/multistore/Application.java
index d1fd55a4..cce60e87 100644
--- a/rest/multi-store/src/main/java/example/springdata/multistore/Application.java
+++ b/rest/multi-store/src/main/java/example/springdata/multistore/Application.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package example.springdata.multistore;
 
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
 
 /**
@@ -22,6 +23,12 @@ import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
  *
  * @author Greg Turnquist
  * @author Oliver Gierke
+ * @author Thomas Darimont
  */
 @SpringBootApplication
-public class Application {}
+public class Application {
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		SpringApplication.run(Application.class, args);
+	}
+}