diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java
index a7c50a6ca2..58c19091d3 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ public class SpringApplication {
 	public void setApplicationContextClass(
 			Class<? extends ConfigurableApplicationContext> applicationContextClass) {
 		this.applicationContextClass = applicationContextClass;
-		if (isSpringWebAvailable() && !WebApplicationContext.class.isAssignableFrom(
+		if (!isSpringWebAvailable() || !WebApplicationContext.class.isAssignableFrom(
 				applicationContextClass)) {
 			this.webEnvironment = false;
 		}