diff --git a/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/AbstractMessageListenerContainer.java b/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/AbstractMessageListenerContainer.java
index 077ea38e..4f94e24e 100644
--- a/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/AbstractMessageListenerContainer.java
+++ b/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/AbstractMessageListenerContainer.java
@@ -629,7 +629,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageListenerContainer extends RabbitAccessor im
 					if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
 						logger.debug("Rejecting message");
 					}
-					channel.basicReject(message.getMessageProperties().getDeliveryTag(), true);
+					// channel.basicReject(message.getMessageProperties().getDeliveryTag(), true);
+					channel.basicNack(message.getMessageProperties().getDeliveryTag(), true, true);
 				}
 				if (this.isChannelTransacted()) {
 					// Need to commit the reject (=nack)
diff --git a/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/SimpleMessageListenerContainerIntegrationTests.java b/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/SimpleMessageListenerContainerIntegrationTests.java
index 479af146..aed35113 100755
--- a/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/SimpleMessageListenerContainerIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/SimpleMessageListenerContainerIntegrationTests.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class SimpleMessageListenerContainerIntegrationTests {
 	private final AcknowledgeMode acknowledgeMode;
 
 	@Rule
-	public Log4jLevelAdjuster logLevels = new Log4jLevelAdjuster(Level.ERROR, RabbitTemplate.class,
+	public Log4jLevelAdjuster logLevels = new Log4jLevelAdjuster(Level.OFF, RabbitTemplate.class,
 			SimpleMessageListenerContainer.class, BlockingQueueConsumer.class);
 
 	@Rule