diff --git a/jta/pom.xml b/jta/pom.xml
index 3eb0e294d5..9a58c57d22 100644
--- a/jta/pom.xml
+++ b/jta/pom.xml
@@ -49,12 +49,40 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-	<build>
-		<plugins>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-			</plugin>
-		</plugins>
-	</build>
+	<profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>autoconfiguration</id>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+						<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+						<executions>
+							<execution>
+								<phase>integration-test</phase>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>test</goal>
+								</goals>
+								<configuration>
+									<excludes>
+										<exclude>**/*LiveTest.java</exclude>
+										<exclude>**/*IntegrationTest.java</exclude>
+										<exclude>**/*IntTest.java</exclude>
+									</excludes>
+									<includes>
+										<include>**/AutoconfigurationTest.java</include>
+									</includes>
+								</configuration>
+							</execution>
+						</executions>
+						<configuration>
+							<systemPropertyVariables>
+								<test.mime>json</test.mime>
+							</systemPropertyVariables>
+						</configuration>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
+		</profile>
+	</profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/jta/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jtademo/JtaDemoApplication.java b/jta/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jtademo/JtaDemoApplication.java
index 55258e3f23..037958c38a 100644
--- a/jta/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jtademo/JtaDemoApplication.java
+++ b/jta/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jtademo/JtaDemoApplication.java
@@ -2,16 +2,21 @@ package com.baeldung.jtademo;
 
 import org.hsqldb.jdbc.pool.JDBCXADataSource;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.jta.bitronix.BitronixXADataSourceWrapper;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcTemplate;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.EnableTransactionManagement;
 
 import javax.sql.DataSource;
 
-@SpringBootApplication()
+@EnableAutoConfiguration
 @EnableTransactionManagement
+@Configuration
+@ComponentScan
 public class JtaDemoApplication {
 
     @Bean("dataSourceAccount")