diff --git a/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/session/AbstractFtpSessionFactory.java b/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/session/AbstractFtpSessionFactory.java
index 01561009af..f26ffaef83 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/session/AbstractFtpSessionFactory.java
+++ b/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/session/AbstractFtpSessionFactory.java
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractFtpSessionFactory<T extends FTPClient> implements
 		if (this.dataTimeout != null) {
 			client.setDataTimeout(this.dataTimeout);
 		}
+		client.setControlEncoding(this.controlEncoding);
 
 		this.postProcessClientBeforeConnect(client);
 
@@ -207,7 +208,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractFtpSessionFactory<T extends FTPClient> implements
 		this.updateClientMode(client);
 		client.setFileType(this.fileType);
 		client.setBufferSize(this.bufferSize);
-		client.setControlEncoding(this.controlEncoding);
 		return client;
 	}