diff --git a/templates/ServletInitializer.java b/templates/ServletInitializer.java
index 20ace458..f21b7a25 100644
--- a/templates/ServletInitializer.java
+++ b/templates/ServletInitializer.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package ${packageName};
 import org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.web.SpringBootServletInitializer;
 
-public class ServletInitializer  extends SpringBootServletInitializer {
+public class ServletInitializer extends SpringBootServletInitializer {
 
 	@Override
 	protected SpringApplicationBuilder configure(SpringApplicationBuilder application) {
diff --git a/templates/starter-build.gradle b/templates/starter-build.gradle
index ec242d33..678aab59 100644
--- a/templates/starter-build.gradle
+++ b/templates/starter-build.gradle
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 buildscript {
-	ext {
-		springBootVersion = '${bootVersion}'
-	}
+    ext {
+        springBootVersion = '${bootVersion}'
+    }
     repositories {
-    	mavenCentral()<% if (!bootVersion.contains("RELEASE")) { %>
+        mavenCentral()<% if (!bootVersion.contains("RELEASE")) { %>
         maven { url "http://repo.spring.io/snapshot" }
         maven { url "http://repo.spring.io/milestone" }
 <% } %>
@@ -34,9 +34,14 @@ repositories {
 <% } %>
 }
 
+<% if (packaging=='war') { %>configurations {
+    providedRuntime
+}
+<% } %>
 dependencies {<% styles.each { %>
-    compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter${it}")<% } %>
-    <% if (language=='groovy') { %>compile("org.codehaus.groovy:groovy")<% } %>
+    compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter${it}")<% } %><% if (language=='groovy') { %>
+    compile("org.codehaus.groovy:groovy")<% } %><% if (packaging=='war') { %>
+    providedRuntime("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-tomcat")<% } %>
     testCompile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test")
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/starter-pom.xml b/templates/starter-pom.xml
index 6ebe1e75..741de40f 100644
--- a/templates/starter-pom.xml
+++ b/templates/starter-pom.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
 			<artifactId>groovy</artifactId>
+		</dependency><% } %><%  if (packaging=='war') { %>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency><% } %>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
@@ -46,30 +51,30 @@
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
 			</plugin><% if (language=='groovy') { %>
-            <plugin>
-              <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-              <configuration>
-                <compilerId>groovy-eclipse-compiler</compilerId>
-              </configuration>
-              <dependencies>
-                <dependency>
-                  <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
-                  <artifactId>groovy-eclipse-compiler</artifactId>
-                  <version>2.8.0-01</version>
-                </dependency>
-                <dependency>
-                  <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
-                  <artifactId>groovy-eclipse-batch</artifactId>
-                  <version>2.1.8-01</version>
-                </dependency>
-              </dependencies>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-              <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
-              <artifactId>groovy-eclipse-compiler</artifactId>
-              <version>2.8.0-01</version>
-              <extensions>true</extensions>
-            </plugin><% } %>
+			<plugin>
+				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+				<compilerId>groovy-eclipse-compiler</compilerId>
+				</configuration>
+				<dependencies>
+				<dependency>
+					<groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
+					<artifactId>groovy-eclipse-compiler</artifactId>
+					<version>2.8.0-01</version>
+				</dependency>
+				<dependency>
+					<groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
+					<artifactId>groovy-eclipse-batch</artifactId>
+					<version>2.1.8-01</version>
+				</dependency>
+				</dependencies>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
+				<artifactId>groovy-eclipse-compiler</artifactId>
+				<version>2.8.0-01</version>
+				<extensions>true</extensions>
+			</plugin><% } %>
 		</plugins>
 	</build><% if (!bootVersion.contains("RELEASE")) { %>
 
diff --git a/test/integration.groovy b/test/integration.groovy
index 336df66a..d284c8f3 100644
--- a/test/integration.groovy
+++ b/test/integration.groovy
@@ -28,9 +28,17 @@ class IntegrationTests {
   }
   
   @Test
-  void webIsAdded() {
+  void webIsAddedPom() {
     String body = new TestRestTemplate().getForObject('http://localhost:' + port + '/pom.xml?packaging=war', String)
     assertTrue('Wrong body:\n' + body, body.contains('spring-boot-starter-web'))
+    assertTrue('Wrong body:\n' + body, body.contains('provided'))
+  }
+  
+  @Test
+  void webIsAddedGradle() {
+    String body = new TestRestTemplate().getForObject('http://localhost:' + port + '/build.gradle?packaging=war', String)
+    assertTrue('Wrong body:\n' + body, body.contains('spring-boot-starter-web'))
+    assertTrue('Wrong body:\n' + body, body.contains('providedRuntime'))
   }
   
   @Test