diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/adobe/testing/s3mock/FaviconController.java b/server/src/main/java/com/adobe/testing/s3mock/FaviconController.java
index 0c4c1e459..afe6ab8a0 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/adobe/testing/s3mock/FaviconController.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/adobe/testing/s3mock/FaviconController.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *  Copyright 2017-2023 Adobe.
+ *  Copyright 2017-2024 Adobe.
  *
  *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,20 +16,18 @@
 
 package com.adobe.testing.s3mock;
 
-import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
 
 /**
  * Spring Boot 2.2+ does not include the default favicon.ico anymore.
  * This is needed to check if the S3 Mock is up (at least in our examples and some use-cases)
  */
-@Controller
+@RestController
 @RequestMapping
 class FaviconController {
   @GetMapping("favicon.ico")
-  @ResponseBody
   void favicon() {
     // Method is intentionally empty.
   }