diff --git a/src/main/java/io/openliberty/guides/startup/StartupDelay.java b/src/main/java/io/openliberty/guides/startup/StartupDelay.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..14c0e3c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/io/openliberty/guides/startup/StartupDelay.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package io.openliberty.guides.startup;
+
+import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
+import javax.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped;
+
+@ApplicationScoped
+public class StartupDelay {
+
+    @PostConstruct
+    public void delay() {
+        try {
+            System.out.println("== STARTUP DELAY: Sleeping for 30 seconds ==");
+            Thread.sleep(60000);  // 30 sec delay
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/openliberty/sample/system/SystemConfig.java b/src/main/java/io/openliberty/sample/system/SystemConfig.java
index 17be711b..672d9e8f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/openliberty/sample/system/SystemConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/openliberty/sample/system/SystemConfig.java
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@
 @ApplicationScoped
 public class SystemConfig {
 
+  @PostConstruct
+    public void delay() {
+        try {
+            System.out.println("== STARTUP DELAY: Sleeping for 30 seconds ==");
+            Thread.sleep(60000);  // 30 sec delay
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+        }
+    }
+
   @Inject
   @ConfigProperty(name = "io_openliberty_sample_system_inMaintenance")
   Provider<Boolean> inMaintenance;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/beans.xml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/beans.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e901ee5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/beans.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<beans xmlns="http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/javaee"
+       xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+       xsi:schemaLocation="http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/javaee 
+                           http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/javaee/beans_1_1.xsd">
+</beans>