diff --git a/spring-rest/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/mediatypes/CustomMediaTypeController.java b/spring-rest/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/mediatypes/CustomMediaTypeController.java
index 9ad687d758..4af09968fa 100644
--- a/spring-rest/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/mediatypes/CustomMediaTypeController.java
+++ b/spring-rest/src/main/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/mediatypes/CustomMediaTypeController.java
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseBody;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
 
 @RestController
-@RequestMapping(value = "/", produces = "application/vnd.baeldung.api.v1+json", consumes = "application/vnd.baeldung.api.v1+json")
+@RequestMapping(value = "/", produces = "application/vnd.baeldung.api.v1+json")
 public class CustomMediaTypeController {
 
-    @RequestMapping(value = "/public/api/endpoint", produces = "application/vnd.baeldung.api.v1+json", consumes = "application/vnd.baeldung.api.v1+json")
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/public/api/endpoint", produces = "application/vnd.baeldung.api.v1+json")
     public @ResponseBody ResponseEntity<BaeldungItem> getItem() {
         return new ResponseEntity<>(new BaeldungItem("itemId1"), HttpStatus.OK);
     }
diff --git a/spring-rest/src/test/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/mediatypes/CustomMediaTypeControllerLiveTest.java b/spring-rest/src/test/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/mediatypes/CustomMediaTypeControllerLiveTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..befb851a2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-rest/src/test/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/mediatypes/CustomMediaTypeControllerLiveTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package org.baeldung.web.controller.mediatypes;
+
+import com.jayway.restassured.RestAssured;
+import com.jayway.restassured.response.Response;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
+import org.springframework.test.context.support.AnnotationConfigContextLoader;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
+@ContextConfiguration(classes = {TestConfig.class}, loader = AnnotationConfigContextLoader.class)
+public class CustomMediaTypeControllerLiveTest {
+    private static final String URL_PREFIX = "http://localhost:8082/spring-rest";
+    private static final String CUSTOM_CONTENT_TYPE = "application/vnd.baeldung.api.v1+json";
+
+    @Test
+    public void getFor_customMediaType() {
+        //given
+        String url = URL_PREFIX + "/public/api/endpoint";
+
+        //when
+        Response response = RestAssured.get(url);
+
+        //then
+        assertEquals(200, response.getStatusCode());
+        assertTrue(response.contentType().contains(CUSTOM_CONTENT_TYPE));
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-rest/src/test/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/mediatypes/CustomMediaTypeControllerTest.java b/spring-rest/src/test/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/mediatypes/CustomMediaTypeControllerTest.java
index a0a51e935d..3fa2d5678c 100644
--- a/spring-rest/src/test/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/mediatypes/CustomMediaTypeControllerTest.java
+++ b/spring-rest/src/test/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/mediatypes/CustomMediaTypeControllerTest.java
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ public class CustomMediaTypeControllerTest {
 
     @Test
     public void shouldSendRequestForItem() throws Exception {
-        mockMvc.perform(get("/public/api/endpoint").contentType("application/vnd.baeldung.api.v1+json").accept("application/vnd.baeldung.api.v1+json")).andExpect(status().isOk());
+        mockMvc.perform(get("/public/api/endpoint").accept("application/vnd.baeldung.api.v1+json")).andExpect(status().isOk());
     }
 }
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diff --git a/spring-rest/src/test/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/mediatypes/TestConfig.java b/spring-rest/src/test/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/mediatypes/TestConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66ffe4947d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-rest/src/test/java/org/baeldung/web/controller/mediatypes/TestConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package org.baeldung.web.controller.mediatypes;
+
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+
+
+@Configuration
+@ComponentScan({ "org.baeldung.web" })
+public class TestConfig {
+
+}