diff --git a/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring5webapp/Spring5webappApplication.java b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring5webapp/Spring5webappApplication.java
index 3d15b925cf..0a042c851f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring5webapp/Spring5webappApplication.java
+++ b/src/main/java/guru/springframework/spring5webapp/Spring5webappApplication.java
@@ -2,10 +2,18 @@
 
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
 
 @SpringBootApplication
+@RestController
 public class Spring5webappApplication {
 
+	@GetMapping
+	public String message(){
+		return "Welcome to GTech first Jenkins project...";
+	}
+
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
 		SpringApplication.run(Spring5webappApplication.class, args);
 	}