diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/BaseUriMethodArgumentResolver.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/BaseUriMethodArgumentResolver.java
index 10259297f..02d58a968 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/BaseUriMethodArgumentResolver.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/BaseUriMethodArgumentResolver.java
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.support.ServletUriComponentsBuilder;
  */
 public class BaseUriMethodArgumentResolver implements HandlerMethodArgumentResolver {
 
-  @Autowired
-  private RepositoryRestConfiguration config;
+  @Autowired(required = false)
+  private RepositoryRestConfiguration config = RepositoryRestConfiguration.DEFAULT;
 
   @Override public boolean supportsParameter(MethodParameter parameter) {
     return (RepositoryRestController.class.isAssignableFrom(parameter.getDeclaringClass())
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/PagingAndSortingMethodArgumentResolver.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/PagingAndSortingMethodArgumentResolver.java
index ab0a9fb7b..b34ef4324 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/PagingAndSortingMethodArgumentResolver.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/PagingAndSortingMethodArgumentResolver.java
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ public class PagingAndSortingMethodArgumentResolver implements HandlerMethodArgu
 
   private static final int DEFAULT_PAGE = 1; // We're 1-based, not 0-based
 
-  @Autowired
-  private RepositoryRestConfiguration config;
+  @Autowired(required = false)
+  private RepositoryRestConfiguration config = RepositoryRestConfiguration.DEFAULT;
 
   @Override public boolean supportsParameter(MethodParameter parameter) {
     return ClassUtils.isAssignable(parameter.getParameterType(), PagingAndSorting.class);