diff --git a/spring-integration-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/oddeven/oddEvenDemo.xml b/spring-integration-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/oddeven/oddEvenDemo.xml
index bd899a335d..009df03721 100644
--- a/spring-integration-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/oddeven/oddEvenDemo.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/samples/oddeven/oddEvenDemo.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 	<context:component-scan base-package="org.springframework.integration.samples.oddeven"/>
 
-	<message-bus auto-create-channels="true"/>
+	<message-bus auto-create-channels="true" auto-startup="false"/>
 
 	<annotation-driven/>