diff --git a/molgenis-data-annotators/src/main/java/org/molgenis/data/annotation/provider/UrlPinger.java b/molgenis-data-annotators/src/main/java/org/molgenis/data/annotation/provider/UrlPinger.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/molgenis-data-annotators/src/main/java/org/molgenis/data/annotation/provider/UrlPinger.java
+++ b/molgenis-data-annotators/src/main/java/org/molgenis/data/annotation/provider/UrlPinger.java
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 import java.net.URL;
 
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+@Component
 public class UrlPinger implements Pinger
 {
 	/**
Added spring annotation to UrlPinger Class