diff --git a/spring-mvc-java/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/web/config/ContentManagementWebConfig.java b/spring-mvc-java/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/web/config/ContentManagementWebConfig.java
index 6fd68394ea..2c5b423029 100644
--- a/spring-mvc-java/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/web/config/ContentManagementWebConfig.java
+++ b/spring-mvc-java/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/web/config/ContentManagementWebConfig.java
@@ -23,14 +23,13 @@ public class ContentManagementWebConfig extends WebMvcConfigurerAdapter {
 
     @Override
     public void configureContentNegotiation(final ContentNegotiationConfigurer configurer) {
-        configurer.favorPathExtension(true).
-        favorParameter(false).
+        configurer.favorPathExtension(false).
+        favorParameter(true).
         parameterName("mediaType").
         ignoreAcceptHeader(true).
         useJaf(false).
-        defaultContentType(MediaType.TEXT_HTML).
+        defaultContentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).
         mediaType("xml", MediaType.APPLICATION_XML).
-        mediaType("html", MediaType.TEXT_HTML).
         mediaType("json", MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
     }