diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-mongodb/src/main/java/com/baeldung/mongodb/dbref/DbRefApplication.java b/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-mongodb/src/main/java/com/baeldung/mongodb/dbref/DbRefApplication.java
index b358b3b974..a9101b36a0 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-mongodb/src/main/java/com/baeldung/mongodb/dbref/DbRefApplication.java
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-mongodb/src/main/java/com/baeldung/mongodb/dbref/DbRefApplication.java
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package com.baeldung.mongodb.dbref;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.config.EnableMongoRepositories;
 
 @SpringBootApplication
+@EnableMongoRepositories(basePackages = { "com.baeldung" })
 public class DbRefApplication {
 
     public static void main(String... args) {