diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7b85996..477086a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>