diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cbioportal/WebAppConfig.java b/src/main/java/org/cbioportal/WebAppConfig.java
index f721fbd11eb..02296633c05 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cbioportal/WebAppConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cbioportal/WebAppConfig.java
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ public void addViewControllers(ViewControllerRegistry registry) {
 			"/encodedRedirect",
 			"/datasets**",
 			"/ln**",
-            "/webAPI**"
+            "/webAPI**",
+            "/news**"
 		);
 
 		endpoints.forEach( route -> registry.addViewController(route).setViewName(SINGLE_PAGE_APP_ROOT));