diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-atmosphere/src/main/java/sample/atmosphere/SampleAtmosphereApplication.java b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-atmosphere/src/main/java/sample/atmosphere/SampleAtmosphereApplication.java
index 4f6800bef0..9af08d0c55 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-atmosphere/src/main/java/sample/atmosphere/SampleAtmosphereApplication.java
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-atmosphere/src/main/java/sample/atmosphere/SampleAtmosphereApplication.java
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ public class SampleAtmosphereApplication {
 	public ServletRegistrationBean<AtmosphereServlet> atmosphereServlet() {
 		// Dispatcher servlet is mapped to '/home' to allow the AtmosphereServlet
 		// to be mapped to '/chat'
+		AtmosphereServlet atmosphereServlet = new AtmosphereServlet();
+		atmosphereServlet.framework().setHandlersPath("/");
 		ServletRegistrationBean<AtmosphereServlet> registration = new ServletRegistrationBean<>(
-				new AtmosphereServlet(), "/chat/*");
+				atmosphereServlet, "/chat/*");
 		registration.addInitParameter("org.atmosphere.cpr.packages", "sample");
 		registration.addInitParameter("org.atmosphere.interceptor.HeartbeatInterceptor"
 				+ ".clientHeartbeatFrequencyInSeconds", "10");