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@@ -42,7 +42,17 @@ This is something that you get for free just by adding the following dependency
 </dependency>
 ```
 
-To enable loading of the `DiscoveryClient`, add `@EnableDiscoveryClient` to the according configuration or application class.
+To enable loading of the `DiscoveryClient`, add `@EnableDiscoveryClient` to the according configuration or application class like this:
+
+```java
+@SpringBootApplication
+@EnableDiscoveryClient
+public class Application {  
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    SpringApplication.run(Application.class, args);
+  }
+}
+```
 
 Then you can inject the client in your code simply by: