diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0c3f7b328..ffb686331 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,6 +85,16 @@ java -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -jar webgoat-2023.8.jar
 
 Click the link in the log to start WebGoat.
 
+### 3.1 Running on a different port
+
+If for some reason you want to run WebGoat on a different port, you can do so by adding the following parameter:
+
+```shell
+java -jar webgoat-2023.8.jar --webgoat.port=8001 --webwolf.port=8002
+```
+
+For a full overview of all the parameters you can use, please check the [WebGoat properties file](webgoat-container/src/main/resources/application-{webgoat, webwolf}.properties).
+
 ## 4. Run from the sources
 
 ### Prerequisites:
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/server/ParentConfig.java b/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/server/ParentConfig.java
index b4a62db4d..b089df1cc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/server/ParentConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/server/ParentConfig.java
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package org.owasp.webgoat.server;
 
-import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 
 @Configuration
-@ComponentScan("org.owasp.webgoat.server")
 public class ParentConfig {}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/server/StartWebGoat.java b/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/server/StartWebGoat.java
index 2e87ef20e..57e088d0a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/server/StartWebGoat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/server/StartWebGoat.java
@@ -28,23 +28,30 @@ package org.owasp.webgoat.server;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.owasp.webgoat.container.WebGoat;
 import org.owasp.webgoat.webwolf.WebWolf;
-import org.springframework.boot.Banner;
+import org.springframework.boot.ResourceBanner;
 import org.springframework.boot.WebApplicationType;
 import org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
 
 @Slf4j
 public class StartWebGoat {
 
   public static void main(String[] args) {
     var parentBuilder =
-        new SpringApplicationBuilder()
-            .parent(ParentConfig.class)
-            .web(WebApplicationType.NONE)
-            .bannerMode(Banner.Mode.OFF);
-    parentBuilder.child(WebWolf.class).web(WebApplicationType.SERVLET).run(args);
+        new SpringApplicationBuilder().parent(ParentConfig.class).web(WebApplicationType.NONE);
+    parentBuilder
+        .child(WebWolf.class)
+        .banner(new ResourceBanner(new ClassPathResource("banner-webwolf.txt")))
+        .web(WebApplicationType.SERVLET)
+        .run(args);
+
     ApplicationContext webGoatContext =
-        parentBuilder.child(WebGoat.class).web(WebApplicationType.SERVLET).run(args);
+        parentBuilder
+            .child(WebGoat.class)
+            .banner(new ResourceBanner(new ClassPathResource("banner-webgoat.txt")))
+            .web(WebApplicationType.SERVLET)
+            .run(args);
 
     printStartUpMessage(webGoatContext);
   }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application-webgoat.properties b/src/main/resources/application-webgoat.properties
index 75882caef..a2283b488 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application-webgoat.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application-webgoat.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ server.error.include-stacktrace=always
 server.error.path=/error.html
 server.servlet.context-path=${WEBGOAT_CONTEXT:/WebGoat}
 server.servlet.session.persistent=false
-server.port=${WEBGOAT_PORT:8080}
+server.port=${webgoat.port}
 server.address=${WEBGOAT_HOST:127.0.0.1}
 webgoat.host=${WEBGOAT_HOST:127.0.0.1}
 webgoat.port=${WEBGOAT_PORT:8080}
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ server.ssl.key-store-password=${WEBGOAT_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD:password}
 server.ssl.key-alias=${WEBGOAT_KEY_ALIAS:goat}
 server.ssl.enabled=${WEBGOAT_SSLENABLED:false}
 
-spring.banner.location=classpath:banner.txt
 spring.datasource.url=jdbc:hsqldb:file:${webgoat.server.directory}/webgoat
 spring.datasource.driver-class-name=org.hsqldb.jdbc.JDBCDriver
 spring.jpa.open-in-view=false
diff --git a/src/main/resources/banner-webgoat.txt b/src/main/resources/banner-webgoat.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9bf062cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/banner-webgoat.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+ __        __   _      ____             _
+ \ \      / /__| |__  / ___| ___   __ _| |_
+  \ \ /\ / / _ \ '_ \| |  _ / _ \ / _` | __|
+   \ V  V /  __/ |_) | |_| | (_) | (_| | |_
+    \_/\_/ \___|_.__/ \____|\___/ \__,_|\__|
diff --git a/src/main/resources/banner-webwolf.txt b/src/main/resources/banner-webwolf.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52dbf768c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/banner-webwolf.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+ __        __   _  __        __    _  __
+ \ \      / /__| |_\ \      / /__ | |/ _|
+  \ \ /\ / / _ \ '_ \ \ /\ / / _ \| | |_
+   \ V  V /  __/ |_) \ V  V / (_) | |  _|
+    \_/\_/ \___|_.__/ \_/\_/ \___/|_|_|
diff --git a/src/main/resources/banner.txt b/src/main/resources/banner.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 4afc67dea..000000000
--- a/src/main/resources/banner.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-    __          __       _        _____                   _
-    \ \        / /      | |      / ____|                 | |
-     \ \  /\  / /  ___  | |__   | |  __    ___     __ _  | |_
-      \ \/  \/ /  / _ \ | '_ \  | | |_ |  / _ \   / _' | | __|
-       \  /\  /  |  __/ | |_) | | |__| | | (_) | | (_| | | |_
-        \/  \/    \___| |_.__/   \_____|  \___/   \__,_|  \__|