diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestDispatcherServlet.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestDispatcherServlet.java
index 828fc7788..e10472090 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestDispatcherServlet.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/RepositoryRestDispatcherServlet.java
@@ -11,9 +11,22 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet;
  * @author Jon Brisbin
  */
 public class RepositoryRestDispatcherServlet extends DispatcherServlet {
-  public RepositoryRestDispatcherServlet(WebApplicationContext webApplicationContext) {
-    super(webApplicationContext);
-    setContextClass(AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext.class);
-    setContextConfigLocation(RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class.getName());
-  }
+
+
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 5761346441984290240L;
+
+	public RepositoryRestDispatcherServlet() {
+		configure();
+	}
+
+	public RepositoryRestDispatcherServlet(WebApplicationContext webApplicationContext) {
+		super(webApplicationContext);
+		configure();
+	}
+
+	private void configure() {
+		setContextClass(AnnotationConfigWebApplicationContext.class);
+		setContextConfigLocation(RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.class.getName());
+	}
+
 }