diff --git a/mustache/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springmustache/controller/ArticleController.java b/mustache/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springmustache/controller/ArticleController.java
index 5fc34c9f07..880fb337fd 100644
--- a/mustache/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springmustache/controller/ArticleController.java
+++ b/mustache/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springmustache/controller/ArticleController.java
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@ public class ArticleController {
           .mapToObj(i -> generateArticle("Article Title " + i))
           .collect(Collectors.toList());
 
-        Map<String, Object> modelMap = new HashMap<>();
-        modelMap.put("articles", articles);
+        model.put("articles", articles);
 
-        return new ModelAndView("index", modelMap);
+        return new ModelAndView("index", model);
     }
 
     private Article generateArticle(String title) {