diff --git a/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/geode/boot/autoconfigure/SpringSessionAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/geode/boot/autoconfigure/SpringSessionAutoConfiguration.java
index 3fdd8970..dbc876ed 100644
--- a/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/geode/boot/autoconfigure/SpringSessionAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/geode/boot/autoconfigure/SpringSessionAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 @ConditionalOnClass({ GemFireCache.class, GemFireHttpSessionConfiguration.class })
 @ConditionalOnMissingBean(SessionRepositoryFilter.class)
 @ConditionalOnWebApplication(type = ConditionalOnWebApplication.Type.SERVLET)
-@EnableGemFireHttpSession
+@EnableGemFireHttpSession(poolName = "DEFAULT")
 @Import(EnableSubscriptionConfiguration.class)
 @SuppressWarnings("unused")
 public class SpringSessionAutoConfiguration {
diff --git a/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/geode/boot/autoconfigure/session/AutoConfiguredSessionCachingIntegrationTests.java b/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/geode/boot/autoconfigure/session/AutoConfiguredSessionCachingIntegrationTests.java
index e3bdfaa9..04a9f747 100644
--- a/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/geode/boot/autoconfigure/session/AutoConfiguredSessionCachingIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/geode/boot/autoconfigure/session/AutoConfiguredSessionCachingIntegrationTests.java
@@ -66,10 +66,7 @@ import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
  */
 @RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
 @SpringBootTest(
-	properties = {
-		"spring.session.data.gemfire.cache.client.pool.name=DEFAULT",
-		"spring.session.data.gemfire.cache.client.region.shortcut="
-	},
+	properties = "spring.session.data.gemfire.cache.client.region.shortcut=",
 	webEnvironment = SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.MOCK
 )
 @SuppressWarnings("unused")
@@ -85,6 +82,32 @@ public class AutoConfiguredSessionCachingIntegrationTests extends IntegrationTes
 		assertThat(this.applicationContext.getBean(GemFireHttpSessionConfiguration.class)).isNotNull();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void sessionConfigurationIsCorrect() {
+
+		GemFireHttpSessionConfiguration sessionConfiguration =
+			this.applicationContext.getBean(GemFireHttpSessionConfiguration.class);
+
+		assertThat(sessionConfiguration).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(sessionConfiguration.getClientRegionShortcut())
+			.isEqualTo(GemFireHttpSessionConfiguration.DEFAULT_CLIENT_REGION_SHORTCUT);
+		assertThat(sessionConfiguration.isExposeConfigurationAsProperties())
+			.isEqualTo(GemFireHttpSessionConfiguration.DEFAULT_EXPOSE_CONFIGURATION_AS_PROPERTIES);
+		assertThat(sessionConfiguration.getIndexableSessionAttributes())
+			.isEqualTo(GemFireHttpSessionConfiguration.DEFAULT_INDEXABLE_SESSION_ATTRIBUTES);
+		assertThat(sessionConfiguration.getMaxInactiveIntervalInSeconds())
+			.isEqualTo(GemFireHttpSessionConfiguration.DEFAULT_MAX_INACTIVE_INTERVAL_IN_SECONDS);
+		assertThat(sessionConfiguration.getPoolName()).isEqualTo("DEFAULT");
+		assertThat(sessionConfiguration.getServerRegionShortcut())
+			.isEqualTo(GemFireHttpSessionConfiguration.DEFAULT_SERVER_REGION_SHORTCUT);
+		assertThat(sessionConfiguration.getSessionExpirationPolicyBeanName().orElse(""))
+			.isEqualTo(GemFireHttpSessionConfiguration.DEFAULT_SESSION_EXPIRATION_POLICY_BEAN_NAME);
+		assertThat(sessionConfiguration.getSessionRegionName())
+			.isEqualTo(GemFireHttpSessionConfiguration.DEFAULT_SESSION_REGION_NAME);
+		assertThat(sessionConfiguration.getSessionSerializerBeanName())
+			.isEqualTo(GemFireHttpSessionConfiguration.DEFAULT_SESSION_SERIALIZER_BEAN_NAME);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	public void sessionRegionExists() {
@@ -99,6 +122,8 @@ public class AutoConfiguredSessionCachingIntegrationTests extends IntegrationTes
 		assertThat(sessionRegion.getName()).isEqualTo(GemFireHttpSessionConfiguration.DEFAULT_SESSION_REGION_NAME);
 		assertThat(sessionRegion.getFullPath())
 			.isEqualTo(RegionUtils.toRegionPath(GemFireHttpSessionConfiguration.DEFAULT_SESSION_REGION_NAME));
+		assertThat(sessionRegion.getAttributes()).isNotNull();
+		assertThat(sessionRegion.getAttributes().getPoolName()).isNotEqualTo("gemfirePool");
 
 		RegionAttributes<Object, Session> sessionRegionAttributes = sessionRegion.getAttributes();
 
diff --git a/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/geode/boot/autoconfigure/session/AutoConfiguredSessionRemoteCachingIntegrationTests.java b/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/geode/boot/autoconfigure/session/AutoConfiguredSessionRemoteCachingIntegrationTests.java
index 098e7cb4..95513679 100644
--- a/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/geode/boot/autoconfigure/session/AutoConfiguredSessionRemoteCachingIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/geode/boot/autoconfigure/session/AutoConfiguredSessionRemoteCachingIntegrationTests.java
@@ -93,10 +93,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
 		AutoConfiguredSessionRemoteCachingIntegrationTests.SessionGemFireClientConfiguration.class,
 		AutoConfiguredSessionRemoteCachingIntegrationTests.TestWebApplication.class
 	},
-	properties = {
-		"spring.session.data.gemfire.cache.client.pool.name=DEFAULT",
-		"spring.session.data.gemfire.cache.client.region.shortcut=PROXY"
-	},
+	properties = "spring.session.data.gemfire.cache.client.region.shortcut=PROXY",
 	webEnvironment = SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT
 )
 @SuppressWarnings("unused")
diff --git a/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/geode/boot/autoconfigure/session/SessionExpirationIntegrationTests.java b/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/geode/boot/autoconfigure/session/SessionExpirationIntegrationTests.java
index b2a0e99c..5160edaf 100644
--- a/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/geode/boot/autoconfigure/session/SessionExpirationIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-geode-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/geode/boot/autoconfigure/session/SessionExpirationIntegrationTests.java
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
  */
 @RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
 @SpringBootTest(properties = {
-	"spring.session.data.gemfire.cache.client.pool.name=DEFAULT",
 	"spring.session.data.gemfire.cache.client.region.shortcut=LOCAL",
 	"spring.session.timeout=1",
 }, webEnvironment = SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.MOCK)