diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/ExpressionEvaluatingParameterBinder.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/ExpressionEvaluatingParameterBinder.java
index 7c5d6c08a..83489e61b 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/ExpressionEvaluatingParameterBinder.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/ExpressionEvaluatingParameterBinder.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import com.mongodb.util.JSON;
 /**
  * {@link ExpressionEvaluatingParameterBinder} allows to evaluate, convert and bind parameters to placeholders within a
  * {@link String}.
- * 
+ *
  * @author Christoph Strobl
  * @author Thomas Darimont
  * @author Oliver Gierke
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class ExpressionEvaluatingParameterBinder {
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates new {@link ExpressionEvaluatingParameterBinder}
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param expressionParser must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param evaluationContextProvider must not be {@literal null}.
 	 */
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class ExpressionEvaluatingParameterBinder {
 	/**
 	 * Bind values provided by {@link MongoParameterAccessor} to placeholders in {@literal raw} while considering
 	 * potential conversions and parameter types.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param raw can be {@literal null} or empty.
 	 * @param accessor must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param bindingContext must not be {@literal null}.
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class ExpressionEvaluatingParameterBinder {
 
 	/**
 	 * Replaced the parameter placeholders with the actual parameter values from the given {@link ParameterBinding}s.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param input must not be {@literal null} or empty.
 	 * @param accessor must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param bindingContext must not be {@literal null}.
@@ -264,38 +264,34 @@ class ExpressionEvaluatingParameterBinder {
 	 */
 	private Placeholder extractPlaceholder(int parameterIndex, Matcher matcher) {
 
-		if (matcher.groupCount() > 1) {
+		String rawPlaceholder = matcher.group(parameterIndex * 3 + 1);
+		String suffix = matcher.group(parameterIndex * 3 + 2);
 
-			String rawPlaceholder = matcher.group(parameterIndex * 3 + 1);
-			String suffix = matcher.group(parameterIndex * 3 + 2);
+		if (!StringUtils.hasText(rawPlaceholder)) {
 
-			if (!StringUtils.hasText(rawPlaceholder)) {
-
-				rawPlaceholder = matcher.group();
-				if(rawPlaceholder.matches(".*\\d$")) {
-					suffix = "";
-				} else {
-					int index = rawPlaceholder.replaceAll("[^\\?0-9]*$", "").length() - 1;
-					if (index > 0 && rawPlaceholder.length() > index) {
-						suffix = rawPlaceholder.substring(index+1);
-					}
-				}
-				if (QuotedString.endsWithQuote(rawPlaceholder)) {
-					rawPlaceholder = rawPlaceholder.substring(0, rawPlaceholder.length() - (StringUtils.hasText(suffix) ? suffix.length() : 1));
+			rawPlaceholder = matcher.group();
+			if (rawPlaceholder.matches(".*\\d$")) {
+				suffix = "";
+			} else {
+				int index = rawPlaceholder.replaceAll("[^\\?0-9]*$", "").length() - 1;
+				if (index > 0 && rawPlaceholder.length() > index) {
+					suffix = rawPlaceholder.substring(index + 1);
 				}
 			}
-
-			if (StringUtils.hasText(suffix)) {
-
-				boolean quoted = QuotedString.endsWithQuote(suffix);
-
-				return Placeholder.of(parameterIndex, rawPlaceholder, quoted,
-						quoted ? QuotedString.unquoteSuffix(suffix) : suffix);
+			if (QuotedString.endsWithQuote(rawPlaceholder)) {
+				rawPlaceholder = rawPlaceholder.substring(0,
+						rawPlaceholder.length() - (StringUtils.hasText(suffix) ? suffix.length() : 1));
 			}
-			return Placeholder.of(parameterIndex, rawPlaceholder, false, null);
 		}
 
-		return Placeholder.of(parameterIndex, matcher.group(), false, null);
+		if (StringUtils.hasText(suffix)) {
+
+			boolean quoted = QuotedString.endsWithQuote(suffix);
+
+			return Placeholder.of(parameterIndex, rawPlaceholder, quoted,
+					quoted ? QuotedString.unquoteSuffix(suffix) : suffix);
+		}
+		return Placeholder.of(parameterIndex, rawPlaceholder, false, null);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/StringBasedMongoQuery.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/StringBasedMongoQuery.java
index 9fb3dd782..2ea13d1a0 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/StringBasedMongoQuery.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/StringBasedMongoQuery.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2011-2016 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2011-2017 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import com.mongodb.util.JSON;
 
 /**
  * Query to use a plain JSON String to create the {@link Query} to actually execute.
- * 
+ *
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Christoph Strobl
  * @author Thomas Darimont
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class StringBasedMongoQuery extends AbstractMongoQuery {
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@link StringBasedMongoQuery} for the given {@link MongoQueryMethod} and {@link MongoOperations}.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @param method must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param mongoOperations must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param expressionParser must not be {@literal null}.
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ public class StringBasedMongoQuery extends AbstractMongoQuery {
 
 		this.parameterBinder = new ExpressionEvaluatingParameterBinder(expressionParser, evaluationContextProvider);
 
-
 		if (method.hasAnnotatedQuery()) {
 
 			org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.Query queryAnnotation = method.getQueryAnnotation();
@@ -127,10 +126,10 @@ public class StringBasedMongoQuery extends AbstractMongoQuery {
 	@Override
 	protected Query createQuery(ConvertingParameterAccessor accessor) {
 
-		String queryString = parameterBinder.bind(this.query, accessor, new BindingContext(getQueryMethod()
-				.getParameters(), queryParameterBindings));
-		String fieldsString = parameterBinder.bind(this.fieldSpec, accessor, new BindingContext(getQueryMethod()
-				.getParameters(), fieldSpecParameterBindings));
+		String queryString = parameterBinder.bind(this.query, accessor,
+				new BindingContext(getQueryMethod().getParameters(), queryParameterBindings));
+		String fieldsString = parameterBinder.bind(this.fieldSpec, accessor,
+				new BindingContext(getQueryMethod().getParameters(), fieldSpecParameterBindings));
 
 		Query query = new BasicQuery(queryString, fieldsString).with(accessor.getSort());
 
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ public class StringBasedMongoQuery extends AbstractMongoQuery {
 		return query;
 	}
 
-	/* 
+	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.repository.query.AbstractMongoQuery#isCountQuery()
 	 */
@@ -168,7 +167,8 @@ public class StringBasedMongoQuery extends AbstractMongoQuery {
 		return this.isDeleteQuery;
 	}
 
-	private static boolean hasAmbiguousProjectionFlags(boolean isCountQuery, boolean isExistsQuery, boolean isDeleteQuery) {
+	private static boolean hasAmbiguousProjectionFlags(boolean isCountQuery, boolean isExistsQuery,
+			boolean isDeleteQuery) {
 		return countBooleanValues(isCountQuery, isExistsQuery, isDeleteQuery) > 1;
 	}
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public class StringBasedMongoQuery extends AbstractMongoQuery {
 
 	/**
 	 * A parser that extracts the parameter bindings from a given query string.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @author Thomas Darimont
 	 */
 	private enum ParameterBindingParser {
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ public class StringBasedMongoQuery extends AbstractMongoQuery {
 		/**
 		 * Returns a list of {@link ParameterBinding}s found in the given {@code input} or an
 		 * {@link Collections#emptyList()}.
-		 * 
+		 *
 		 * @param input can be {@literal null} or empty.
 		 * @param bindings must not be {@literal null}.
 		 * @return
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ public class StringBasedMongoQuery extends AbstractMongoQuery {
 					int paramIndex = Integer.parseInt(valueMatcher.group(PARAMETER_INDEX_GROUP));
 
 					/*
-					 * The pattern is used as a direct parameter replacement, e.g. 'field': ?1, 
+					 * The pattern is used as a direct parameter replacement, e.g. 'field': ?1,
 					 * therefore we treat it as not quoted to remain backwards compatible.
 					 */
 					boolean quoted = !string.equals(PARAMETER_PREFIX + paramIndex);
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ public class StringBasedMongoQuery extends AbstractMongoQuery {
 
 	/**
 	 * A generic parameter binding with name or position information.
-	 * 
+	 *
 	 * @author Thomas Darimont
 	 */
 	static class ParameterBinding {
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ public class StringBasedMongoQuery extends AbstractMongoQuery {
 
 		/**
 		 * Creates a new {@link ParameterBinding} with the given {@code parameterIndex} and {@code quoted} information.
-		 * 
+		 *
 		 * @param parameterIndex
 		 * @param quoted whether or not the parameter is already quoted.
 		 */
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/StringBasedMongoQueryUnitTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/StringBasedMongoQueryUnitTests.java
index eae807066..919c58475 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/StringBasedMongoQueryUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/repository/query/StringBasedMongoQueryUnitTests.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ import com.mongodb.util.JSON;
 
 /**
  * Unit tests for {@link StringBasedMongoQuery}.
- * 
+ *
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Christoph Strobl
  * @author Thomas Darimont