diff --git a/samples/websocket/src/main/java/sample/config/H2Initializer.java b/samples/websocket/src/main/java/sample/config/H2Initializer.java
deleted file mode 100644
index b55e679c..00000000
--- a/samples/websocket/src/main/java/sample/config/H2Initializer.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2014-2016 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.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package sample.config;
-
-import org.h2.server.web.WebServlet;
-
-import org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.ServletRegistrationBean;
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
-
-/**
- * Initializes the H2 {@link WebServlet} so we can access our in memory database from the
- * URL "/h2".
- *
- * @author Rob Winch
- */
-@Configuration
-public class H2Initializer {
-
-	@Bean
-	public ServletRegistrationBean h2Servlet() {
-		ServletRegistrationBean servletBean = new ServletRegistrationBean();
-		servletBean.addUrlMappings("/h2/*");
-		servletBean.setServlet(new WebServlet());
-		return servletBean;
-	}
-}
diff --git a/samples/websocket/src/main/java/sample/config/WebSecurityConfig.java b/samples/websocket/src/main/java/sample/config/WebSecurityConfig.java
index 757488fc..6579ca4b 100644
--- a/samples/websocket/src/main/java/sample/config/WebSecurityConfig.java
+++ b/samples/websocket/src/main/java/sample/config/WebSecurityConfig.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.authentication.builders.AuthenticationManagerBuilder;
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.method.configuration.EnableGlobalMethodSecurity;
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.builders.HttpSecurity;
+import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.builders.WebSecurity;
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.EnableWebSecurity;
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.configuration.WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter;
 import org.springframework.security.core.userdetails.UserDetailsService;
@@ -51,6 +52,14 @@ public class WebSecurityConfig extends WebSecurityConfigurerAdapter {
 	}
 	// @formatter:on
 
+	// @formatter:off
+	@Override
+	public void configure(WebSecurity web) throws Exception {
+		web
+			.ignoring().antMatchers("/h2-console/**");
+	}
+	// @formatter:on
+
 	// @formatter:off
 	@Autowired
 	public void configureGlobal(AuthenticationManagerBuilder auth, UserDetailsService userDetailsService) throws Exception {
diff --git a/samples/websocket/src/main/resources/application.properties b/samples/websocket/src/main/resources/application.properties
index f0baad36..16b8068d 100644
--- a/samples/websocket/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/samples/websocket/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 spring.thymeleaf.cache=false
 spring.template.cache=false
+spring.h2.console.enabled=true
diff --git a/samples/websocket/src/main/resources/templates/layout.html b/samples/websocket/src/main/resources/templates/layout.html
index f1b15e4b..6174fc17 100644
--- a/samples/websocket/src/main/resources/templates/layout.html
+++ b/samples/websocket/src/main/resources/templates/layout.html
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 </div>
 <ul class="nav">
 	<li><a th:href="@{/}">IM</a></li>
-	<li><a th:href="@{/h2/}">H2</a></li>
+	<li><a th:href="@{/h2-console/}">H2</a></li>
 </ul>
 </div>
 
@@ -121,4 +121,4 @@
 	  </div>
 	</div>
 </body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>