diff --git a/spring-mvc-basics-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/configuration/EmailConfiguration.java b/spring-mvc-basics-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/configuration/EmailConfiguration.java
index 86a7f1162c..7f296ce6a7 100644
--- a/spring-mvc-basics-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/configuration/EmailConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-mvc-basics-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/spring/configuration/EmailConfiguration.java
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public class EmailConfiguration {
     @Bean
     public ResourceBundleMessageSource emailMessageSource() {
         final ResourceBundleMessageSource messageSource = new ResourceBundleMessageSource();
-        messageSource.setBasename("/mailMessages");
+        messageSource.setBasename("mailMessages");
         return messageSource;
     }