diff --git a/spring-graphql-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/test/tester/DefaultGraphQlTester.java b/spring-graphql-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/test/tester/DefaultGraphQlTester.java
index 549084b3..ed1dfcbd 100644
--- a/spring-graphql-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/test/tester/DefaultGraphQlTester.java
+++ b/spring-graphql-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/test/tester/DefaultGraphQlTester.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import com.jayway.jsonpath.DocumentContext;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.JsonPath;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.PathNotFoundException;
 import com.jayway.jsonpath.TypeRef;
-import graphql.ExecutionInput;
 import graphql.ExecutionResult;
 import graphql.GraphQLError;
 import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
@@ -217,8 +216,7 @@ class DefaultGraphQlTester implements GraphQlTester {
 		}
 
 		protected ExecutionResult executeInternal(RequestInput input) {
-			ExecutionInput executionInput = input.toExecutionInput();
-			ExecutionResult result = this.graphQlService.execute(executionInput).block(responseTimeout());
+			ExecutionResult result = this.graphQlService.execute(input).block(responseTimeout());
 			Assert.notNull(result, "Expected ExecutionResult");
 			return result;
 		}
diff --git a/spring-graphql-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/graphql/test/tester/GraphQlTesterTests.java b/spring-graphql-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/graphql/test/tester/GraphQlTesterTests.java
index 9add8c3b..913033c1 100644
--- a/spring-graphql-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/graphql/test/tester/GraphQlTesterTests.java
+++ b/spring-graphql-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/graphql/test/tester/GraphQlTesterTests.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
-import graphql.ExecutionInput;
 import graphql.ExecutionResult;
 import graphql.ExecutionResultImpl;
 import graphql.GraphQLError;
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
 import org.springframework.core.ParameterizedTypeReference;
 import org.springframework.graphql.GraphQlService;
+import org.springframework.graphql.RequestInput;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class GraphQlTesterTests {
 
 	private final GraphQlTester graphQlTester = GraphQlTester.create(this.service);
 
-	private final ArgumentCaptor<ExecutionInput> inputCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(ExecutionInput.class);
+	private final ArgumentCaptor<RequestInput> inputCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(RequestInput.class);
 
 
 	@Test
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public class GraphQlTesterTests {
 
 		spec.path("hero").entity(MovieCharacter.class).isEqualTo(MovieCharacter.create("R2-D2"));
 
-		ExecutionInput input = this.inputCaptor.getValue();
+		RequestInput input = this.inputCaptor.getValue();
 		assertThat(input.getQuery()).contains(query);
 		assertThat(input.getOperationName()).isEqualTo("HeroNameAndFriends");
 		assertThat(input.getVariables()).hasSize(2);
diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/GraphQlService.java b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/GraphQlService.java
index fb4f5737..098090ab 100644
--- a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/GraphQlService.java
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/GraphQlService.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package org.springframework.graphql;
 
-import graphql.ExecutionInput;
 import graphql.ExecutionResult;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
@@ -31,9 +30,9 @@ public interface GraphQlService {
 
 	/**
 	 * Perform the operation and return the result.
-	 * @param input the input for the {@link graphql.GraphQL} invocation
+	 * @param input container for the GraphQL request input
 	 * @return the execution result
 	 */
-	Mono<ExecutionResult> execute(ExecutionInput input);
+	Mono<ExecutionResult> execute(RequestInput input);
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/execution/ExecutionGraphQlService.java b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/execution/ExecutionGraphQlService.java
index 8d958a5c..871acc65 100644
--- a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/execution/ExecutionGraphQlService.java
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/execution/ExecutionGraphQlService.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import graphql.GraphQL;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
 import org.springframework.graphql.GraphQlService;
+import org.springframework.graphql.RequestInput;
 
 /**
  * Implementation of {@link GraphQlService} that performs GraphQL request execution
@@ -39,11 +40,12 @@ public class ExecutionGraphQlService implements GraphQlService {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public Mono<ExecutionResult> execute(ExecutionInput input) {
+	public Mono<ExecutionResult> execute(RequestInput input) {
+		ExecutionInput executionInput = input.toExecutionInput();
 		GraphQL graphQl = this.graphQlSource.graphQl();
 		return Mono.deferContextual((contextView) -> {
-			ContextManager.setReactorContext(contextView, input);
-			return Mono.fromFuture(graphQl.executeAsync(input));
+			ContextManager.setReactorContext(contextView, executionInput);
+			return Mono.fromFuture(graphQl.executeAsync(executionInput));
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/web/DefaultWebGraphQlHandlerBuilder.java b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/web/DefaultWebGraphQlHandlerBuilder.java
index 7dd38bff..0ba2c808 100644
--- a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/web/DefaultWebGraphQlHandlerBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/web/DefaultWebGraphQlHandlerBuilder.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import graphql.ExecutionInput;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
 import org.springframework.graphql.GraphQlService;
@@ -81,13 +80,11 @@ class DefaultWebGraphQlHandlerBuilder implements WebGraphQlHandler.Builder {
 
 	@Override
 	public WebGraphQlHandler build() {
-		List<WebInterceptor> interceptorsToUse = (this.interceptors != null) ? this.interceptors
-				: Collections.emptyList();
+		List<WebInterceptor> interceptorsToUse =
+				(this.interceptors != null) ? this.interceptors : Collections.emptyList();
 
-		WebGraphQlHandler targetHandler = (webInput) -> {
-			ExecutionInput executionInput = webInput.toExecutionInput();
-			return this.service.execute(executionInput).map((result) -> new WebOutput(webInput, result));
-		};
+		WebGraphQlHandler targetHandler = (webInput) ->
+				this.service.execute(webInput).map((result) -> new WebOutput(webInput, result));
 
 		// @formatter:off
 		WebGraphQlHandler interceptionChain = interceptorsToUse.stream()
diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/test/java/org/springframework/graphql/web/WebInterceptorTests.java b/spring-graphql/src/test/java/org/springframework/graphql/web/WebInterceptorTests.java
index 19904a60..586de375 100644
--- a/spring-graphql/src/test/java/org/springframework/graphql/web/WebInterceptorTests.java
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/test/java/org/springframework/graphql/web/WebInterceptorTests.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import java.net.URI;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+import java.util.function.Function;
 
 import graphql.ExecutionResult;
 import graphql.ExecutionResultImpl;
@@ -58,8 +59,11 @@ public class WebInterceptorTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void responseHeader() {
+		Function<WebOutput, WebOutput> headerFunction = (output) ->
+				output.transform((builder) -> builder.responseHeader("testHeader", "testValue"));
+
 		WebGraphQlHandler handler = WebGraphQlHandler.builder((input) -> emptyExecutionResult())
-				.interceptor((input, next) -> next.handle(input).map((output) -> output.transform((builder) -> builder.responseHeader("testHeader", "testValue"))))
+				.interceptor((input, next) -> next.handle(input).map(headerFunction))
 				.build();
 
 		HttpHeaders headers = handler.handle(webInput).block().getResponseHeaders();
@@ -71,9 +75,9 @@ public class WebInterceptorTests {
 	void executionInputCustomization() {
 		AtomicReference<String> actualName = new AtomicReference<>();
 
-		WebGraphQlHandler handler = WebGraphQlHandler.builder(
-				(input) -> {
-					actualName.set(input.getOperationName());
+		WebGraphQlHandler handler = WebGraphQlHandler
+				.builder((input) -> {
+					actualName.set(input.toExecutionInput().getOperationName());
 					return emptyExecutionResult();
 				})
 				.interceptor((webInput, next) -> {