diff --git a/hystrix-dashboard/build.gradle b/hystrix-dashboard/build.gradle
index 65603c914..655bba331 100644
--- a/hystrix-dashboard/build.gradle
+++ b/hystrix-dashboard/build.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apply plugin: 'java'
 apply plugin: 'war'
 
     dependencies {
-        compile 'javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5'
+        provided 'javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5'
         compile 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.2.1'
         compile 'log4j:log4j:1.2.17'
         compile 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.0'