diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/anonymousclass/AnonymousClassExample.java b/core-java-modules/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/anonymousclass/AnonymousClassExample.java
index a58dbf9864..1ea85942ee 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/anonymousclass/AnonymousClassExample.java
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/anonymousclass/AnonymousClassExample.java
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ public class AnonymousClassExample{
                 System.out.println("Thread: "+Thread.currentThread().getName()+" started");
             }
         });
+        t1.start();
     }
 }
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