diff --git a/spring-bootstrap-service/pom.xml b/spring-bootstrap-service/pom.xml
index dfb133bb5a..b291904291 100644
--- a/spring-bootstrap-service/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-bootstrap-service/pom.xml
@@ -57,13 +57,7 @@
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-			<artifactId>slf4j-log4j12</artifactId>
-			<optional>true</optional>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>log4j</groupId>
-			<artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+			<artifactId>slf4j-jdk14</artifactId>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
diff --git a/spring-bootstrap-service/src/main/java/org/springframework/bootstrap/service/properties/EndpointsProperties.java b/spring-bootstrap-service/src/main/java/org/springframework/bootstrap/service/properties/EndpointsProperties.java
index 2eab907dab..ff11ad0a63 100644
--- a/spring-bootstrap-service/src/main/java/org/springframework/bootstrap/service/properties/EndpointsProperties.java
+++ b/spring-bootstrap-service/src/main/java/org/springframework/bootstrap/service/properties/EndpointsProperties.java
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.bootstrap.service.properties;
 
+import javax.validation.Valid;
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+import javax.validation.constraints.Pattern;
 
 import org.springframework.bootstrap.context.annotation.ConfigurationProperties;
 
@@ -28,14 +30,19 @@ import org.springframework.bootstrap.context.annotation.ConfigurationProperties;
 @ConfigurationProperties(name = "endpoints", ignoreUnknownFields = false)
 public class EndpointsProperties {
 
+	@Valid
 	private Endpoint varz = new Endpoint("/varz");
 
+	@Valid
 	private Endpoint healthz = new Endpoint("/healthz");
 
+	@Valid
 	private Endpoint error = new Endpoint("/error");
 
+	@Valid
 	private Endpoint shutdown = new Endpoint("/shutdown");
 
+	@Valid
 	private Endpoint trace = new Endpoint("/trace");
 
 	public Endpoint getVarz() {
@@ -61,6 +68,7 @@ public class EndpointsProperties {
 	public static class Endpoint {
 
 		@NotNull
+		@Pattern(regexp = "/[^/]*", message = "Path must start with /")
 		private String path;
 
 		public Endpoint() {
diff --git a/spring-bootstrap-service/src/test/java/org/springframework/bootstrap/service/properties/EndpointsPropertiesTests.java b/spring-bootstrap-service/src/test/java/org/springframework/bootstrap/service/properties/EndpointsPropertiesTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..914c103be2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-bootstrap-service/src/test/java/org/springframework/bootstrap/service/properties/EndpointsPropertiesTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012-2013 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.bootstrap.service.properties;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.validation.BindException;
+import org.springframework.validation.Errors;
+import org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation.LocalValidatorFactoryBean;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+/**
+ * Externalized configuration for endpoints (e.g. paths)
+ * 
+ * @author Dave Syer
+ * 
+ */
+public class EndpointsPropertiesTests {
+
+	private EndpointsProperties properties = new EndpointsProperties();
+
+	@Test
+	public void testDefaultPathValid() throws Exception {
+		assertEquals("/error", this.properties.getError().getPath());
+		Errors errors = validate(this.properties);
+		assertFalse(errors.hasErrors());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testQueryPathValid() throws Exception {
+		Errors errors = validate(new EndpointsProperties.Endpoint("/foo?bar"));
+		assertFalse(errors.hasErrors());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testEmptyPathInvalid() throws Exception {
+		Errors errors = validate(new EndpointsProperties.Endpoint(""));
+		assertTrue(errors.hasErrors());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testDoubleSlashInvalid() throws Exception {
+		Errors errors = validate(new EndpointsProperties.Endpoint("//foo"));
+		assertTrue(errors.hasErrors());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testEmptyPathInProperties() throws Exception {
+		this.properties.getError().setPath("");
+		Errors errors = validate(this.properties);
+		assertTrue(errors.hasErrors());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private Errors validate(Object target) {
+		BindException errors = new BindException(target, "properties");
+		LocalValidatorFactoryBean validator = new LocalValidatorFactoryBean();
+		validator.afterPropertiesSet();
+		validator.validate(target, errors);
+		return errors;
+	}
+
+}