diff --git a/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration.java
index ff2075dc40e..8927f379504 100644
--- a/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/autoconfigure/LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -62,24 +62,12 @@ public class LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration {
 	@ConditionalOnProperty(prefix = "spring.devtools.livereload", name = "enabled", matchIfMissing = true)
 	static class LiveReloadConfiguration {
 
-		private DevToolsProperties properties;
-
 		private LiveReloadServer liveReloadServer;
 
-		LiveReloadConfiguration(DevToolsProperties properties,
-				ObjectProvider<LiveReloadServer> liveReloadServer) {
-			this.properties = properties;
+		LiveReloadConfiguration(ObjectProvider<LiveReloadServer> liveReloadServer) {
 			this.liveReloadServer = liveReloadServer.getIfAvailable();
 		}
 
-		@Bean
-		@RestartScope
-		@ConditionalOnMissingBean
-		public LiveReloadServer liveReloadServer() {
-			return new LiveReloadServer(this.properties.getLivereload().getPort(),
-					Restarter.getInstance().getThreadFactory());
-		}
-
 		@EventListener
 		public void onContextRefreshed(ContextRefreshedEvent event) {
 			optionalLiveReloadServer().triggerReload();
@@ -97,6 +85,19 @@ public class LocalDevToolsAutoConfiguration {
 			return new OptionalLiveReloadServer(this.liveReloadServer);
 		}
 
+		@Configuration
+		static class LiveReloadServerConfiguration {
+
+			@Bean
+			@RestartScope
+			@ConditionalOnMissingBean
+			public LiveReloadServer liveReloadServer(DevToolsProperties properties) {
+				return new LiveReloadServer(properties.getLivereload().getPort(),
+						Restarter.getInstance().getThreadFactory());
+			}
+
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	/**