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 ffb7321c04..d00390c47c 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
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ 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()