diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerProperties.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerProperties.java
index 849bfb695af..aeaad83b98a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerProperties.java
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @author Ivan Sopov
  * @author Marcos Barbero
  * @author Eddú Meléndez
+ * @author Quinten De Swaef
  */
 @ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "server", ignoreUnknownFields = true)
 public class ServerProperties
@@ -583,7 +584,7 @@ public class ServerProperties
 		/**
 		 * Minimum amount of worker threads.
 		 */
-		private int minSpareThreads = 0; //Number of minimum spare threads in protocol handler
+		private int minSpareThreads = 0; // Minimum spare threads in protocol handler
 
 		/**
 		 * Maximum size in bytes of the HTTP message header.
@@ -604,7 +605,7 @@ public class ServerProperties
 		}
 
 		public int getMinSpareThreads() {
-			return minSpareThreads;
+			return this.minSpareThreads;
 		}
 
 		public void setMinSpareThreads(int minSpareThreads) {
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerPropertiesTests.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerPropertiesTests.java
index 71ea172c6a0..a72fcc6b1a3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerPropertiesTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ServerPropertiesTests.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
  * @author Andy Wilkinson
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Eddú Meléndez
+ * @author Quinten De Swaef
  */
 public class ServerPropertiesTests {
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
index 029523d2ffc..57a96cde136 100644
--- a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/appendix-application-properties.adoc
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ content into your application; rather pick only the properties that you need.
 			172\\.3[0-1]{1}\\.\\d{1,3}\\.\\d{1,3} # regular expression matching trusted IP addresses.
 	server.tomcat.max-http-header-size=0 # Maximum size in bytes of the HTTP message header.
 	server.tomcat.max-threads=0 # Maximum amount of worker threads.
-	server.tomcat.min-spare-threads=0 # Maximum amount of worker threads.
+	server.tomcat.min-spare-threads=0 # Minimum amount of worker threads.
 	server.tomcat.port-header=X-Forwarded-Port # Name of the HTTP header used to override the original port value.
 	server.tomcat.protocol-header= # Header that holds the incoming protocol, usually named "X-Forwarded-Proto".
 	server.tomcat.protocol-header-https-value=https # Value of the protocol header that indicates that the incoming request uses SSL.