diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/jetty/JettyReactiveWebServerFactory.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/jetty/JettyReactiveWebServerFactory.java
index 53bf14dcdc3..53c93f124d9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/jetty/JettyReactiveWebServerFactory.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/jetty/JettyReactiveWebServerFactory.java
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public class JettyReactiveWebServerFactory extends AbstractReactiveWebServerFact
 		server.addConnector(createConnector(address, server));
 		ServletHolder servletHolder = new ServletHolder(servlet);
 		servletHolder.setAsyncSupported(true);
-		ServletContextHandler contextHandler = new ServletContextHandler(server, "", false, false);
+		ServletContextHandler contextHandler = new ServletContextHandler(server, "/", false, false);
 		contextHandler.addServlet(servletHolder, "/");
 		server.setHandler(addHandlerWrappers(contextHandler));
 		JettyReactiveWebServerFactory.logger.info("Server initialized with port: " + port);