diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.samples/scripts/cafeDemo.xml b/org.springframework.integration.samples/scripts/cafeDemo.xml
index 51ad040307..8dcdf0a72e 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration.samples/scripts/cafeDemo.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.samples/scripts/cafeDemo.xml
@@ -41,4 +41,8 @@
 
 	<beans:bean id="waiter" class="org.springframework.integration.samples.cafe.xml.Waiter"/>
 
+	<poller id="poller" default="true">
+		<interval-trigger interval="1000"/>
+	</poller>
+
 </beans:beans>
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/cafe/xml/cafeDemo.xml b/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/cafe/xml/cafeDemo.xml
index 51ad040307..8dcdf0a72e 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/cafe/xml/cafeDemo.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/cafe/xml/cafeDemo.xml
@@ -41,4 +41,8 @@
 
 	<beans:bean id="waiter" class="org.springframework.integration.samples.cafe.xml.Waiter"/>
 
+	<poller id="poller" default="true">
+		<interval-trigger interval="1000"/>
+	</poller>
+
 </beans:beans>