diff --git a/spring-cloud-task-batch/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/task/batch/configuration/TaskBatchAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-task-batch/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/task/batch/configuration/TaskBatchAutoConfiguration.java
index a015babd..87e8a8d8 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-task-batch/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/task/batch/configuration/TaskBatchAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-task-batch/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/task/batch/configuration/TaskBatchAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.springframework.batch.core.Job;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
 import org.springframework.cloud.task.batch.listener.TaskBatchExecutionListener;
 import org.springframework.cloud.task.repository.TaskExplorer;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
  */
 @Configuration
 @ConditionalOnBean({Job.class})
+@ConditionalOnProperty(name = "spring.cloud.task.batch.listener.enable", havingValue = "true", matchIfMissing = true)
 public class TaskBatchAutoConfiguration {
 
 	@Bean
diff --git a/spring-cloud-task-samples/taskprocessor/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-task-samples/taskprocessor/pom.xml
index 78ec8076..eecfc8c4 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-task-samples/taskprocessor/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-task-samples/taskprocessor/pom.xml
@@ -66,6 +66,33 @@
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
+	<repositories>
+		<repository>
+			<id>spring-snapshots</id>
+			<name>Spring Snapshots</name>
+			<url>http://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot-local</url>
+			<snapshots>
+				<enabled>true</enabled>
+			</snapshots>
+		</repository>
+		<repository>
+			<id>spring-milestones</id>
+			<name>Spring Milestones</name>
+			<url>http://repo.spring.io/libs-milestone-local</url>
+			<snapshots>
+				<enabled>false</enabled>
+			</snapshots>
+		</repository>
+		<repository>
+			<id>spring-releases</id>
+			<name>Spring Releases</name>
+			<url>http://repo.spring.io/release</url>
+			<snapshots>
+				<enabled>false</enabled>
+			</snapshots>
+		</repository>
+	</repositories>
+
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>