diff --git a/spring-security-modules/spring-security-saml/src/main/java/com/baeldung/saml/config/SamlSecurityConfig.java b/spring-security-modules/spring-security-saml/src/main/java/com/baeldung/saml/config/SamlSecurityConfig.java
index 378db478cf..8bc97cb81e 100644
--- a/spring-security-modules/spring-security-saml/src/main/java/com/baeldung/saml/config/SamlSecurityConfig.java
+++ b/spring-security-modules/spring-security-saml/src/main/java/com/baeldung/saml/config/SamlSecurityConfig.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class SamlSecurityConfig {
     public ExtendedMetadataDelegate oktaExtendedMetadataProvider() throws MetadataProviderException {
         File metadata = null;
         try {
-            metadata = new File("./src/main/resources/saml/metadata/sso.xml");
+            metadata = new ClassPathResource("saml/metadata/sso.xml").getFile();
         } catch (Exception e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
         }