diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/router/AbstractMessageRouter.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/router/AbstractMessageRouter.java
index a87ce23812..e0e419dfe2 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/router/AbstractMessageRouter.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/router/AbstractMessageRouter.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2010 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.
@@ -17,11 +17,14 @@
 package org.springframework.integration.router;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.UUID;
 
 import org.springframework.integration.channel.MessageChannelTemplate;
 import org.springframework.integration.core.Message;
 import org.springframework.integration.core.MessageChannel;
+import org.springframework.integration.core.MessageHeaders;
 import org.springframework.integration.handler.AbstractMessageHandler;
+import org.springframework.integration.message.MessageBuilder;
 import org.springframework.integration.message.MessageDeliveryException;
 
 /**
@@ -35,6 +38,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageRouter extends AbstractMessageHandler {
 
 	private volatile boolean resolutionRequired;
 
+	private volatile boolean ignoreSendFailures;
+
+	private volatile boolean applySequence;
+
 	private final MessageChannelTemplate channelTemplate = new MessageChannelTemplate();
 
 
@@ -66,16 +73,51 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessageRouter extends AbstractMessageHandler {
 		this.resolutionRequired = resolutionRequired;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Specify whether send failures for one or more of the recipients
+	 * should be ignored. By default this is <code>false</code> meaning
+	 * that an Exception will be thrown whenever a send fails. To override
+	 * this and suppress Exceptions, set the value to <code>true</code>.
+	 */
+	public void setIgnoreSendFailures(boolean ignoreSendFailures) {
+		this.ignoreSendFailures = ignoreSendFailures;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Specify whether to apply the sequence number and size headers to the
+	 * messages prior to sending to the recipient channels. By default, this
+	 * value is <code>false</code> meaning that sequence headers will
+	 * <em>not</em> be applied. If planning to use an Aggregator downstream with
+	 * the default correlation and completion strategies, you should set this
+	 * flag to <code>true</code>.
+	 */
+	public void setApplySequence(boolean applySequence) {
+		this.applySequence = applySequence;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected void handleMessageInternal(Message<?> message) {
 		boolean sent = false;
 		Collection<MessageChannel> results = this.determineTargetChannels(message);
 		if (results != null) {
+			int sequenceSize = results.size();
+			int sequenceNumber = 1;
 			for (MessageChannel channel : results) {
+				final Message<?> messageToSend = (!this.applySequence) ? message
+						: MessageBuilder.fromMessage(message)
+								.setSequenceNumber(sequenceNumber++)
+								.setSequenceSize(sequenceSize)
+								.setCorrelationId(message.getHeaders().getId())
+								.setHeader(MessageHeaders.ID, UUID.randomUUID())
+								.build();
 				if (channel != null) {
-					if (this.channelTemplate.send(message, channel)) {
+					if (this.channelTemplate.send(messageToSend, channel)) {
 						sent = true;
 					}
+					else if (!this.ignoreSendFailures) {
+						throw new MessageDeliveryException(message,
+								"Router failed to send to channel: " + channel);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/router/RecipientListRouter.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/router/RecipientListRouter.java
index f7cba58170..e79e057403 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/router/RecipientListRouter.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/router/RecipientListRouter.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2010 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.
@@ -17,17 +17,12 @@
 package org.springframework.integration.router;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.UUID;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
-import org.springframework.integration.channel.MessageChannelTemplate;
 import org.springframework.integration.core.Message;
 import org.springframework.integration.core.MessageChannel;
-import org.springframework.integration.core.MessageHeaders;
-import org.springframework.integration.handler.AbstractMessageHandler;
-import org.springframework.integration.message.MessageBuilder;
-import org.springframework.integration.message.MessageDeliveryException;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
@@ -38,74 +33,22 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * 
  * @author Mark Fisher
  */
-public class RecipientListRouter extends AbstractMessageHandler implements InitializingBean {
-
-	private volatile boolean ignoreSendFailures;
-
-	private volatile boolean applySequence;
+public class RecipientListRouter extends AbstractMessageRouter implements InitializingBean {
 
 	private volatile List<MessageChannel> channels;
 
-	private final MessageChannelTemplate channelTemplate = new MessageChannelTemplate();
-
 
 	public void setChannels(List<MessageChannel> channels) {
 		this.channels = channels;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Set the timeout for sending a message to the resolved channel. By
-	 * default, there is no timeout, meaning the send will block indefinitely.
-	 */
-	public void setTimeout(long timeout) {
-		this.channelTemplate.setSendTimeout(timeout);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Specify whether send failures for one or more of the recipients
-	 * should be ignored. By default this is <code>false</code> meaning
-	 * that an Exception will be thrown whenever a send fails. To override
-	 * this and suppress Exceptions, set the value to <code>true</code>.
-	 */
-	public void setIgnoreSendFailures(boolean ignoreSendFailures) {
-		this.ignoreSendFailures = ignoreSendFailures;
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Specify whether to apply the sequence number and size headers to the
-	 * messages prior to sending to the recipient channels. By default, this
-	 * value is <code>false</code> meaning that sequence headers will
-	 * <em>not</em> be applied. If planning to use an Aggregator downstream
-	 * with the default correlation and completion strategies, you should set
-	 * this flag to <code>true</code>.
-	 */
-	public void setApplySequence(boolean applySequence) {
-		this.applySequence = applySequence;
-	}
-
 	public void afterPropertiesSet() {
 		Assert.notEmpty(this.channels, "a non-empty channel list is required");
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	protected void handleMessageInternal(Message<?> message) throws Exception {
-		List<MessageChannel> channelList = new ArrayList<MessageChannel>(this.channels);
-		int sequenceSize = channelList.size();
-		int sequenceNumber = 1;
-		for (MessageChannel channel : channelList) {
-			final Message<?> messageToSend = (!this.applySequence) ? message
-					: MessageBuilder.fromMessage(message)
-							.setSequenceNumber(sequenceNumber++)
-							.setSequenceSize(sequenceSize)
-							.setCorrelationId(message.getHeaders().getId())
-							.setHeader(MessageHeaders.ID, UUID.randomUUID())
-							.build();
-			boolean sent = this.channelTemplate.send(messageToSend, channel);
-			if (!sent && !this.ignoreSendFailures) {
-				throw new MessageDeliveryException(message,
-						"RecipientListRouter failed to send to channel: " + channel);
-			}
-		}
+	protected Collection<MessageChannel> determineTargetChannels(Message<?> message) {
+		return new ArrayList<MessageChannel>(this.channels);
 	}
 
 }