diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/platform/bus/AbstractBusEndpoint.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/platform/bus/AbstractBusEndpoint.java
index 7bd6778..c3b8c8b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/platform/bus/AbstractBusEndpoint.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/platform/bus/AbstractBusEndpoint.java
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ public class AbstractBusEndpoint implements MvcEndpoint {
     @Autowired
     private BusEndpoint delegate;
 
+    protected String getAppName() {
+        return env.getProperty("spring.application.name");
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String getPath() {
         return "/" + this.delegate.getId();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/platform/bus/RefreshBusEndpoint.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/platform/bus/RefreshBusEndpoint.java
index 86f0a95..d04cfc4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/platform/bus/RefreshBusEndpoint.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/platform/bus/RefreshBusEndpoint.java
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ public class RefreshBusEndpoint extends AbstractBusEndpoint {
     @RequestMapping(value = "refresh", method = RequestMethod.POST)
     @ResponseBody
     public void refresh(@RequestParam Map<String, String> params) {
-        context.publishEvent(new RefreshRemoteApplicationEvent(this, env.getProperty("spring.application.name")));
-        //return "remote refresh event sent to bus";
+        context.publishEvent(new RefreshRemoteApplicationEvent(this, getAppName()));
     }
 
+
 }