diff --git a/bundles/com.amazonaws.eclipse.sdk.ui/samples/AmazonKinesis/AmazonKinesisApplicationSample.java b/bundles/com.amazonaws.eclipse.sdk.ui/samples/AmazonKinesis/AmazonKinesisApplicationSample.java
index 8aa15085..0cc4170c 100644
--- a/bundles/com.amazonaws.eclipse.sdk.ui/samples/AmazonKinesis/AmazonKinesisApplicationSample.java
+++ b/bundles/com.amazonaws.eclipse.sdk.ui/samples/AmazonKinesis/AmazonKinesisApplicationSample.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
                         credentialsProvider,
                         workerId);
         kinesisClientLibConfiguration.withInitialPositionInStream(SAMPLE_APPLICATION_INITIAL_POSITION_IN_STREAM);
-
+        kinesisClientLibConfiguration.withCallProcessRecordsEvenForEmptyRecordList(true);
         IRecordProcessorFactory recordProcessorFactory = new AmazonKinesisApplicationRecordProcessorFactory();
         Worker worker = new Worker(recordProcessorFactory, kinesisClientLibConfiguration);