diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 78d2055..0c90f94 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-boot-devtools</artifactId>
-      <optional>true</optional>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/PetClinicIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/PetClinicIntegrationTests.java
index 3bf1c0c..5112ecf 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/PetClinicIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/PetClinicIntegrationTests.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.web.server.LocalServerPort;
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@ class PetClinicIntegrationTests {
 	@Autowired
 	private RestTemplateBuilder builder;
 
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		SpringApplication.run(PetClinicApplication.class, args);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void testFindAll() throws Exception {
 		vets.findAll();