diff --git a/axon/src/main/java/com/baeldung/axon/eventhandlers/MessagesEventHandler.java b/axon/src/main/java/com/baeldung/axon/eventhandlers/MessagesEventHandler.java
index 3e51e19c4e..d7ac115a16 100644
--- a/axon/src/main/java/com/baeldung/axon/eventhandlers/MessagesEventHandler.java
+++ b/axon/src/main/java/com/baeldung/axon/eventhandlers/MessagesEventHandler.java
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package com.baeldung.axon.eventhandlers;
 
-import com.baeldung.axon.events.MessageReadEvent;
-import com.baeldung.axon.events.MessageCreatedEvent;
 import org.axonframework.eventhandling.EventHandler;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
+import com.baeldung.axon.events.MessageCreatedEvent;
+import com.baeldung.axon.events.MessageReadEvent;
 
+@Service
 public class MessagesEventHandler {
 
     @EventHandler