diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/OwnerController.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/OwnerController.java
index f99d31aba..c72aa08af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/OwnerController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/OwnerController.java
@@ -15,15 +15,13 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.samples.petclinic.owner;
 
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.visit.VisitRepository;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 import org.springframework.ui.Model;
 import org.springframework.validation.BindingResult;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.WebDataBinder;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.InitBinder;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView;
 
 import javax.validation.Valid;
@@ -42,11 +40,13 @@ class OwnerController {
 	private static final String VIEWS_OWNER_CREATE_OR_UPDATE_FORM = "owners/createOrUpdateOwnerForm";
 
 	private final OwnerRepository owners;
+	private final ApplicationContext applicationContext;
 
 	private VisitRepository visits;
 
-	public OwnerController(OwnerRepository clinicService, VisitRepository visits) {
+	public OwnerController(OwnerRepository clinicService, ApplicationContext applicationContext, VisitRepository visits) {
 		this.owners = clinicService;
+		this.applicationContext = applicationContext;
 		this.visits = visits;
 	}
 
@@ -55,6 +55,21 @@ class OwnerController {
 		dataBinder.setDisallowedFields("id");
 	}
 
+	/*@GetMapping("/bean")
+	@ResponseBody
+	public String bean() {
+		return "bean: " + applicationContext.getBean(OwnerController.class);
+	}*/
+
+	@GetMapping("/bean")
+	@ResponseBody
+	public String bean() {
+		return "bean: " + applicationContext.getBean(OwnerRepository.class) + "\n"
+			+ "owners: " + this.owners;
+	}
+
+
+
 	@GetMapping("/owners/new")
 	public String initCreationForm(Map<String, Object> model) {
 		Owner owner = new Owner();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/sample/SampleController.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/sample/SampleController.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..056678611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/sample/SampleController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package org.springframework.samples.petclinic.sample;
+
+
+public class SampleController {
+
+	SampleRepository sampleRepository;
+
+	public SampleController(SampleRepository sampleRepository) {
+		this.sampleRepository = sampleRepository;
+	}
+
+	public void doSomething() {
+		sampleRepository.save();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/sample/SampleRepository.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/sample/SampleRepository.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a5a9062a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/sample/SampleRepository.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package org.springframework.samples.petclinic.sample;
+
+public class SampleRepository {
+
+	public void save() {
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/OwnerControllerTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/OwnerControllerTests.java
index 1d6249c5d..210992670 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/OwnerControllerTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/OwnerControllerTests.java
@@ -27,11 +27,14 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet.WebMvcTest;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.assertj.ApplicationContextAssert;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.mock.mockito.MockBean;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.visit.Visit;
 import org.springframework.samples.petclinic.visit.VisitRepository;
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc;
 
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.empty;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasProperty;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
@@ -64,6 +67,23 @@ class OwnerControllerTests {
 
 	private Owner george;
 
+	@Autowired
+	ApplicationContext applicationContext;
+
+	@Test
+	public void getBean() {
+		applicationContext.getBeanDefinitionNames();
+		System.out.println(applicationContext.getBeanDefinitionNames().length);
+
+	}
+
+	/*@Test
+	public void getBean() {
+		OwnerController bean = applicationContext.getBean(OwnerController.class);
+		assertThat(bean).isNotNull();
+	}*/
+
+
 	@BeforeEach
 	void setup() {
 		george = new Owner();
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/sample/SampleControllerTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/sample/SampleControllerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8180a7adb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/sample/SampleControllerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package org.springframework.samples.petclinic.sample;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+
+class SampleControllerTest {
+
+	@Test
+	public void testDoSomething() {
+		SampleRepository sampleRepository = new SampleRepository();
+		SampleController sampleController = new SampleController(sampleRepository);
+		sampleController.doSomething();
+	}
+
+}