diff --git a/java/src/main/java/com/example/restservice/greeting/GreetingController.java b/java/src/main/java/com/example/restservice/greeting/GreetingController.java
index 5e470fb..93fc9c5 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/com/example/restservice/greeting/GreetingController.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/com/example/restservice/greeting/GreetingController.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public class GreetingController {
 	private final AtomicLong counter = new AtomicLong();
 
 	@GetMapping("/greeting")
-	public Greeting greeting(@RequestParam(value = "name", defaultValue = "Docker!") String name) {
+	public Greeting greeting(@RequestParam(value = "name", defaultValue = "Docker") String name) {
 		return new Greeting(counter.incrementAndGet(), String.format(template, name));
 	}
 }