diff --git a/samples/boot/gemfire/src/main/java/sample/server/GemFireServer.java b/samples/boot/gemfire/src/main/java/sample/server/GemFireServer.java
index 0f65756b..2bec7f7d 100644
--- a/samples/boot/gemfire/src/main/java/sample/server/GemFireServer.java
+++ b/samples/boot/gemfire/src/main/java/sample/server/GemFireServer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2014-2016 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2014-2017 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.apache.geode.cache.Cache;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.WebApplicationType;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.support.PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer;
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ public class GemFireServer {
 
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
 		SpringApplication springApplication = new SpringApplication(GemFireServer.class);
-		springApplication.setWebEnvironment(false);
+		springApplication.setWebApplicationType(WebApplicationType.NONE);
 		springApplication.run(args);
 	}