diff --git a/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/jline/JLineShellAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/jline/JLineShellAutoConfiguration.java
index ae9ebe0d..2617ac55 100644
--- a/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/jline/JLineShellAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-shell-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/jline/JLineShellAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ import org.springframework.shell.Shell;
  * @author Florent Biville
  */
 @Configuration
-class JLineShellAutoConfiguration {
+public class JLineShellAutoConfiguration {
 
 	@Autowired
 	private PromptProvider promptProvider;
 
-	@Autowired
+	@Autowired @Lazy
 	private History history;
 
 	@Autowired
diff --git a/spring-shell-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/samples/noautoconf/NoAutoConf.java b/spring-shell-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/samples/noautoconf/NoAutoConf.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..14a26353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-shell-samples/src/main/java/org/springframework/shell/samples/noautoconf/NoAutoConf.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2017 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.shell.samples.noautoconf;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
+import org.springframework.shell.SpringShellAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.shell.jcommander.JCommanderParameterResolverAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.shell.jline.JLineShellAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.shell.legacy.LegacyAdapterAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.shell.samples.jcommander.JCommanderCommands;
+import org.springframework.shell.samples.legacy.LegacyCommands;
+import org.springframework.shell.samples.standard.Commands;
+import org.springframework.shell.samples.standard.DynamicCommands;
+import org.springframework.shell.samples.standard.TableCommands;
+import org.springframework.shell.standard.FileValueProvider;
+import org.springframework.shell.standard.StandardAPIAutoConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.shell.standard.commands.StandardCommandsAutoConfiguration;
+
+/**
+ * This class shows how to use the full extent of Spring Shell without relying on Boot auto configuration.
+ *
+ * @author Eric Bottard
+ */
+@Configuration
+@Import({
+		// Core runtime
+		SpringShellAutoConfiguration.class,
+		JLineShellAutoConfiguration.class,
+		// Various Resolvers
+		JCommanderParameterResolverAutoConfiguration.class,
+		LegacyAdapterAutoConfiguration.class,
+		StandardAPIAutoConfiguration.class,
+		// Built-In Commands
+		StandardCommandsAutoConfiguration.class,
+		// Allows ${} supports
+		PropertyPlaceholderAutoConfiguration.class,
+		// Sample Commands
+		JCommanderCommands.class,
+		LegacyCommands.class,
+		Commands.class,
+		FileValueProvider.class,
+		DynamicCommands.class,
+		TableCommands.class,
+		})
+public class NoAutoConf {
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		ConfigurableApplicationContext context = SpringApplication.run(NoAutoConf.class, args);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-shell-starter/pom.xml b/spring-shell-starter/pom.xml
index fc3d84a1..9d875a4c 100644
--- a/spring-shell-starter/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-shell-starter/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.shell</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-shell-standard-commands</artifactId>
-			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.shell</groupId>