diff --git a/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/support/RepositoryRelProvider.java b/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/support/RepositoryRelProvider.java
index 9dd289667..e15c910dc 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/support/RepositoryRelProvider.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/core/support/RepositoryRelProvider.java
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.rest.core.support;
 
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectFactory;
+import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
+import org.springframework.core.annotation.Order;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.mapping.ResourceMappings;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.RelProvider;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -24,16 +27,17 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * 
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  */
+@Order(Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE + 10)
 public class RepositoryRelProvider implements RelProvider {
 
-	private final ResourceMappings mappings;
+	private final ObjectFactory<ResourceMappings> mappings;
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@link RepositoryRelProvider} for the given {@link ResourceMappings}.
 	 * 
 	 * @param mappings must not be {@literal null}.
 	 */
-	public RepositoryRelProvider(ResourceMappings mappings) {
+	public RepositoryRelProvider(ObjectFactory<ResourceMappings> mappings) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(mappings, "ResourceMappings must not be null!");
 		this.mappings = mappings;
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ public class RepositoryRelProvider implements RelProvider {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public String getCollectionResourceRelFor(Class<?> type) {
-		return mappings.getMappingFor(type).getRel();
+		return mappings.getObject().getMappingFor(type).getRel();
 	}
 
 	/* 
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ public class RepositoryRelProvider implements RelProvider {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public String getItemResourceRelFor(Class<?> type) {
-		return mappings.getMappingFor(type).getItemResourceRel();
+		return mappings.getObject().getMappingFor(type).getItemResourceRel();
 	}
 
 	/* 
@@ -63,6 +67,6 @@ public class RepositoryRelProvider implements RelProvider {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean supports(Class<?> delimiter) {
-		return mappings.hasMappingFor(delimiter);
+		return mappings.getObject().hasMappingFor(delimiter);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java
index 4932ef165..1bc4444ea 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.rest.core.mapping.ResourceDescription;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.mapping.ResourceMappings;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.projection.ProxyProjectionFactory;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.support.DomainObjectMerger;
+import org.springframework.data.rest.core.support.RepositoryRelProvider;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.util.UUIDConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.RepositoryRestController;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.RepositoryRestHandlerAdapter;
@@ -139,6 +140,11 @@ public class RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration extends HateoasAwareSpringDataWebCon
 		return new Repositories(beanFactory);
 	}
 
+	@Bean
+	public RepositoryRelProvider repositoryRelProvider(ObjectFactory<ResourceMappings> resourceMappings) {
+		return new RepositoryRelProvider(resourceMappings);
+	}
+
 	@Bean
 	@Qualifier
 	public DefaultFormattingConversionService defaultConversionService() {
@@ -427,7 +433,7 @@ public class RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration extends HateoasAwareSpringDataWebCon
 		Repositories repositories = repositories();
 		RepositoryRestConfiguration config = config();
 
-		return new ResourceMappings(config, repositories, getDefaultedRelProvider());
+		return new ResourceMappings(config, repositories);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/AbstractWebIntegrationTests.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/AbstractWebIntegrationTests.java
index e4be39458..e26ca2385 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/AbstractWebIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/AbstractWebIntegrationTests.java
@@ -270,8 +270,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractWebIntegrationTests {
 	protected void assertJsonPathDoesntExist(String path, MockHttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
 
 		try {
-			JsonPath.read(response.getContentAsString(), path);
-			fail(path + " should have failed");
+
+			Object result = JsonPath.read(response.getContentAsString(), path);
+
+			if (result != null) {
+				fail("Was expecting to find no value for path " + path + " but got " + result.toString());
+			}
+
 		} catch (InvalidPathException e) {}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/JpaWebTests.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/JpaWebTests.java
index 3db199df8..d549321fe 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/JpaWebTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/jpa/JpaWebTests.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.core.mapping.ResourceMappings;
 import org.springframework.data.rest.webmvc.AbstractWebIntegrationTests;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.Link;
+import org.springframework.hateoas.RelProvider;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletResponse;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ public class JpaWebTests extends AbstractWebIntegrationTests {
 
 	@Autowired TestDataPopulator loader;
 	@Autowired ResourceMappings mappings;
+	@Autowired RelProvider relProvider;
 
 	ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
 
@@ -456,6 +458,14 @@ public class JpaWebTests extends AbstractWebIntegrationTests {
 		assertJsonPathDoesntExist("$.lineItems", response);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATAREST-261
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void relProviderDetectsCustomizedMapping() {
+		assertThat(relProvider.getCollectionResourceRelFor(Person.class), is("people"));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Asserts the {@link Person} resource the given link points to contains siblings with the given names.
 	 * 
@@ -466,7 +476,7 @@ public class JpaWebTests extends AbstractWebIntegrationTests {
 	private void assertSiblingNames(Link link, String... siblingNames) throws Exception {
 
 		String responseBody = request(link).getContentAsString();
-		List<String> persons = JsonPath.read(responseBody, "$._embedded.persons[*].firstName");
+		List<String> persons = JsonPath.read(responseBody, "$._embedded.people[*].firstName");
 
 		assertThat(persons, hasSize(siblingNames.length));
 		assertThat(persons, hasItems(siblingNames));