diff --git a/src/main/resources/spring/mvc-core-config.xml b/src/main/resources/spring/mvc-core-config.xml
index 170fbdb..eab2062 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/spring/mvc-core-config.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/spring/mvc-core-config.xml
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@
<mvc:view-controller path="/" view-name="welcome" />
- <!-- serve static resources (*.html, ...) from src/main/webapp/ -->
- <mvc:default-servlet-handler/>
+ <!-- serve static resources (*.html, ...) from src/main/webapp/
+ Required when both servlet-mapping is '/' and static resources need to be served -->
+ <mvc:default-servlet-handler />
<bean id="conversionService" class="org.springframework.format.support.FormattingConversionServiceFactoryBean">
<property name="formatters">
