diff --git a/spring-mvc-forms-jsp/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springmvcforms/configuration/ApplicationConfiguration.java b/spring-mvc-forms-jsp/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springmvcforms/configuration/ApplicationConfiguration.java
index b8b36df84e..2b2844e0de 100644
--- a/spring-mvc-forms-jsp/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springmvcforms/configuration/ApplicationConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-mvc-forms-jsp/src/main/java/com/baeldung/springmvcforms/configuration/ApplicationConfiguration.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.view.InternalResourceViewResolver;
 @Configuration
 @EnableWebMvc
 @ComponentScan(basePackages = {"com.baeldung.springmvcforms", "com.baeldung.jstl"})
-class ApplicationConfiguration implements WebMvcConfigurer {
+public class ApplicationConfiguration implements WebMvcConfigurer {
 
     @Override
     public void configureDefaultServletHandling(DefaultServletHandlerConfigurer configurer) {