diff --git a/gate-core/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/gate/config/AuthConfig.groovy b/gate-core/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/gate/config/AuthConfig.groovy
index e27c9e78da..12a697e123 100644
--- a/gate-core/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/gate/config/AuthConfig.groovy
+++ b/gate-core/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/gate/config/AuthConfig.groovy
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class AuthConfig {
     http
       .requestMatcher(requestMatcherProvider.requestMatcher())
       .authorizeRequests()
-        .antMatchers('/**/favicon.ico').permitAll()
+        .antMatchers('/favicon.ico').permitAll()
         .antMatchers(HttpMethod.OPTIONS, "/**").permitAll()
         .antMatchers(PermissionRevokingLogoutSuccessHandler.LOGGED_OUT_URL).permitAll()
         .antMatchers('/auth/user').permitAll()