diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-h2/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-h2/pom.xml
index 023e20837b..f643db2260 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-h2/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-boot-persistence-h2/pom.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>