diff --git a/spring-5-reactive/src/main/java/com/baeldung/web/reactive/client/WebClientApplication.java b/spring-5-reactive/src/main/java/com/baeldung/web/reactive/client/WebClientApplication.java
index f104ad30f1..aa9b81de4f 100644
--- a/spring-5-reactive/src/main/java/com/baeldung/web/reactive/client/WebClientApplication.java
+++ b/spring-5-reactive/src/main/java/com/baeldung/web/reactive/client/WebClientApplication.java
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ package com.baeldung.web.reactive.client;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security.reactive.ReactiveSecurityAutoConfiguration;
 
-@SpringBootApplication
-public class WebClientApplication{
+@SpringBootApplication(exclude = { ReactiveSecurityAutoConfiguration.class })
+public class WebClientApplication {
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         SpringApplication.run(WebClientApplication.class, args);