diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/SubRegionIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/SubRegionIntegrationTest.java
index 51ee499d..d9840cd0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/SubRegionIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/SubRegionIntegrationTest.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import javax.annotation.Resource;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.data.gemfire.test.GemfireTestApplicationContextInitializer;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.SubscriptionAttributes;
  * @since 1.4.0
  * @since 7.0.1 (GemFire)
  */
-@ContextConfiguration("complex-subregion.xml")
+@ContextConfiguration(value = "complex-subregion.xml", initializers = GemfireTestApplicationContextInitializer.class)
 @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
 @SuppressWarnings("unused")
 public class SubRegionIntegrationTest {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/SubRegionSubElementNamespaceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/SubRegionSubElementNamespaceTest.java
index 6da72f52..7f34570f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/SubRegionSubElementNamespaceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/SubRegionSubElementNamespaceTest.java
@@ -39,16 +39,19 @@ import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.util.CacheListenerAdapter;
  *
  * @author John Blum
  * @see org.junit.Test
+ * @see org.junit.runner.RunWith
+ * @see org.springframework.data.gemfire.test.GemfireTestApplicationContextInitializer
  * @see org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration
  * @see org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner
+ * @see com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.Region
  * @link https://jira.springsource.org/browse/SGF-219
  * @link https://jira.springsource.org/browse/SGF-220
  * @link https://jira.springsource.org/browse/SGF-221
  * @since 1.3.3
  */
+@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
 @ContextConfiguration(locations = "subregionsubelement-ns.xml",
 	initializers = GemfireTestApplicationContextInitializer.class)
-@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
 @SuppressWarnings("unused")
 public class SubRegionSubElementNamespaceTest {
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/TemplateRegionsNamespaceTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/TemplateRegionsNamespaceTests.java
index 1d6d71f7..435793b5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/TemplateRegionsNamespaceTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/TemplateRegionsNamespaceTests.java
@@ -153,10 +153,10 @@ public class TemplateRegionsNamespaceTests {
 	}
 
 	protected void assertEvictionAttributes(final EvictionAttributes evictionAttributes,
-											final EvictionAction expectedAction,
-											final EvictionAlgorithm expectedAlgorithm,
-											final int expectedMaximum,
-											final ObjectSizer expectedObjectSizer)
+		final EvictionAction expectedAction,
+		final EvictionAlgorithm expectedAlgorithm,
+		final int expectedMaximum,
+		final ObjectSizer expectedObjectSizer)
 	{
 		assertNotNull("The 'EvictionAttributes' must not be null!", evictionAttributes);
 		assertEquals(expectedAction, evictionAttributes.getAction());
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ public class TemplateRegionsNamespaceTests {
 	}
 
 	protected void assertExpirationAttributes(final ExpirationAttributes expirationAttributes,
-											  final ExpirationAction expectedAction,
-											  final int expectedTimeout)
+		final ExpirationAction expectedAction,
+		final int expectedTimeout)
 	{
 		assertNotNull("The 'ExpirationAttributes' must not be null!", expirationAttributes);
 		assertEquals(expectedAction, expirationAttributes.getAction());
@@ -197,9 +197,9 @@ public class TemplateRegionsNamespaceTests {
 	}
 
 	protected void assertMembershipAttributes(final MembershipAttributes membershipAttributes,
-											  final LossAction expectedLossAction,
-											  final ResumptionAction expectedResumptionAction,
-											  final String... expectedRequiredRoles)
+		final LossAction expectedLossAction,
+		final ResumptionAction expectedResumptionAction,
+		final String... expectedRequiredRoles)
 	{
 		assertNotNull("The 'MembershipAttributes' must not be null!", membershipAttributes);
 		assertEquals(expectedLossAction, membershipAttributes.getLossAction());
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ public class TemplateRegionsNamespaceTests {
 	}
 
 	protected void assertSubscriptionAttributes(final SubscriptionAttributes subscriptionAttributes,
-												final InterestPolicy expectedInterestPolicy)
+		final InterestPolicy expectedInterestPolicy)
 	{
 		assertNotNull("The 'SubscriptionAttributes' must not be null!", subscriptionAttributes);
 		assertEquals(expectedInterestPolicy, subscriptionAttributes.getInterestPolicy());
diff --git a/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/TemplateRegionsNamespaceTests-context.xml b/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/TemplateRegionsNamespaceTests-context.xml
index a59a15fa..158f31c1 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/TemplateRegionsNamespaceTests-context.xml
+++ b/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/TemplateRegionsNamespaceTests-context.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 	<gfe:cache properties-ref="gemfireProperties"/>
 
-	<gfe:async-event-queue id="TestAsyncEventQueue" persistent="false" parallel="true" dispatcher-threads="4">
+	<gfe:async-event-queue id="TestAsyncEventQueue" persistent="true" parallel="true" dispatcher-threads="4">
 		<gfe:async-event-listener>
 			<bean class="org.springframework.data.gemfire.config.TemplateRegionsNamespaceTests$TestAsyncEventListener"
 				  p:name="AEL"/>
diff --git a/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/subregionsubelement-ns.xml b/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/subregionsubelement-ns.xml
index f3795302..926cf659 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/subregionsubelement-ns.xml
+++ b/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/subregionsubelement-ns.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 	<gfe:replicated-region id="Orders" persistent="false">
 		<gfe:replicated-region name="Items" persistent="false">
-			<gfe:gateway-sender remote-distributed-system-id="21" name="testSender" parallel="true"
+			<gfe:gateway-sender remote-distributed-system-id="21" name="testSender" parallel="false"
 								manual-start="true"/>
 		</gfe:replicated-region>
 	</gfe:replicated-region>