diff --git a/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/config/ListenerContainerParserTests.java b/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/config/ListenerContainerParserTests.java
index 168164b7..6112527f 100644
--- a/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/config/ListenerContainerParserTests.java
+++ b/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/config/ListenerContainerParserTests.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.DirectFieldAccessor;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.context.expression.StandardBeanExpressionResolver;
 import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
+import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
 
 /**
  * @author Mark Fisher
@@ -73,12 +74,17 @@ public final class ListenerContainerParserTests {
 	@Test
 	public void testParseWithAdviceChain() throws Exception {
 		SimpleMessageListenerContainer container = beanFactory.getBean("container3", SimpleMessageListenerContainer.class);
-		DirectFieldAccessor accessor = new DirectFieldAccessor(container);
-		Object adviceChain = accessor.getPropertyValue("adviceChain");
+		Object adviceChain = ReflectionTestUtils.getField(container, "adviceChain");
 		assertNotNull(adviceChain);
 		assertEquals(3, ((Advice[]) adviceChain).length);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testParseWithDefaults() throws Exception {
+		SimpleMessageListenerContainer container = beanFactory.getBean("container4", SimpleMessageListenerContainer.class);
+		assertEquals(1, ReflectionTestUtils.getField(container, "concurrentConsumers"));
+	}
+
 	static class TestBean {
 		public void handle(String s) {
 		}
diff --git a/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/SimpleMessageListenerContainerTests.java b/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/SimpleMessageListenerContainerTests.java
index 149e8170..0aa8fae7 100644
--- a/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/SimpleMessageListenerContainerTests.java
+++ b/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/SimpleMessageListenerContainerTests.java
@@ -12,12 +12,15 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.amqp.rabbit.listener;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;
 import org.springframework.amqp.core.AcknowledgeMode;
 import org.springframework.amqp.rabbit.connection.SingleConnectionFactory;
 import org.springframework.amqp.rabbit.listener.adapter.MessageListenerAdapter;
+import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
 import org.springframework.transaction.TransactionDefinition;
 import org.springframework.transaction.TransactionException;
 import org.springframework.transaction.support.AbstractPlatformTransactionManager;
@@ -55,6 +58,16 @@ public class SimpleMessageListenerContainerTests {
 		container.afterPropertiesSet();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testDefaConsumerCount() throws Exception {
+		SimpleMessageListenerContainer container = new SimpleMessageListenerContainer(new SingleConnectionFactory());
+		container.setMessageListener(new MessageListenerAdapter(this));
+		container.setQueueNames("foo");
+		container.setAutoStartup(false);
+		container.afterPropertiesSet();
+		assertEquals(1, ReflectionTestUtils.getField(container, "concurrentConsumers"));
+	}
+
 	@SuppressWarnings("serial")
 	private class TestTransactionManager extends AbstractPlatformTransactionManager {
 
diff --git a/spring-rabbit/src/test/resources/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/config/ListenerContainerParserTests-context.xml b/spring-rabbit/src/test/resources/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/config/ListenerContainerParserTests-context.xml
index a254d427..edc86df6 100644
--- a/spring-rabbit/src/test/resources/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/config/ListenerContainerParserTests-context.xml
+++ b/spring-rabbit/src/test/resources/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/config/ListenerContainerParserTests-context.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 		<rabbit:listener id="testListener" queues="foo" ref="testBean" method="handle"/>
 	</rabbit:listener-container>
 
+	<rabbit:listener-container id="container4" connection-factory="connectionFactory">
+		<rabbit:listener id="testListener" queues="foo" ref="testBean" method="handle"/>
+	</rabbit:listener-container>
+
 	<util:list id="adviceChain">
 		<bean class="org.springframework.amqp.rabbit.config.ListenerContainerParserTests$TestAdvice"/>
 		<bean class="org.springframework.amqp.rabbit.config.ListenerContainerParserTests$TestAdvice"/>