diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/ReactiveMongoClientFactory.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/ReactiveMongoClientFactory.java
index b8912d61ad..61d3c6eb0d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/ReactiveMongoClientFactory.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/ReactiveMongoClientFactory.java
@@ -95,11 +95,6 @@ public class ReactiveMongoClientFactory {
 		return createMongoClient(builder);
 	}
 
-	private MongoClient createMongoClient(Builder builder) {
-		customize(builder);
-		return MongoClients.create(builder.build());
-	}
-
 	private MongoClient createNetworkMongoClient(MongoClientSettings settings) {
 		if (hasCustomAddress() || hasCustomCredentials()) {
 			return createCredentialNetworkMongoClient(settings);
@@ -138,6 +133,11 @@ public class ReactiveMongoClientFactory {
 		return (value == null ? defaultValue : value);
 	}
 
+	private MongoClient createMongoClient(Builder builder) {
+		customize(builder);
+		return MongoClients.create(builder.build());
+	}
+
 	private Builder createBuilder(MongoClientSettings settings,
 			ConnectionString connection) {
 		Builder builder = builder(settings);