diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootnonwebapp/HelloController.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootnonwebapp/HelloController.java
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+package com.baeldung.springbootnonwebapp;
+
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+/**
+ * Controller exposing rest web services
+ * @author hemant
+ *
+ */
+@RestController
+public class HelloController {
+
+	@RequestMapping("/")
+	public LocalDate getMinLocalDate() {
+		return LocalDate.MIN;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootnonwebapp/Runner.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootnonwebapp/Runner.java
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+package com.baeldung.springbootnonwebapp;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.boot.CommandLineRunner;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+@Component
+public class Runner implements CommandLineRunner {
+
+	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Runner.class);
+
+	/**
+	 * This method will be executed after the application context is loaded and
+	 * right before the Spring Application main method is completed.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void run(String... args) throws Exception {
+		LOG.info("START : command line runner");
+		LOG.info("EXECUTING : command line runner");
+		LOG.info("END   : command line runner");
+	}
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootnonwebapp/SpringBootNonWebappApplication.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springbootnonwebapp/SpringBootNonWebappApplication.java
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+package com.baeldung.springbootnonwebapp;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+
+@SpringBootApplication
+public class SpringBootNonWebappApplication {
+
+	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SpringBootNonWebappApplication.class);
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		LOG.info("STARTING THE APPLICATION");
+		SpringApplication app = new SpringApplication(SpringBootNonWebappApplication.class);
+		// This line of code, disables the web app setting
+		app.setWebEnvironment(false);
+		app.run(args);
+		LOG.info("APPLICATION STARTED");
+	}
+}