diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-devtools/src/main/resources/application.properties b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-devtools/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 5e3b1240025..4cf1804695e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-devtools/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-devtools/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-# Uncomment this line if you want to try remote support
-# spring.devtools.remote.secret=secret
+# Enable remote support, for local development you don't need this line
+spring.devtools.remote.secret=secret