diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence/src/main/java/com/baeldung/disabledatasource/application/Application.java b/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence/src/main/java/com/baeldung/disabledatasource/application/Application.java
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+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence/src/main/java/com/baeldung/disabledatasource/application/Application.java
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+package com.baeldung.disabledatasource.application;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jdbc.DataSourceAutoConfiguration;
+
+@SpringBootApplication(exclude=DataSourceAutoConfiguration.class)
+public class Application {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        SpringApplication.run(Application.class, args);
+    }
+}