diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/gateway/AbstractMessagingGateway.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/gateway/AbstractMessagingGateway.java
index 22d14c884e..1a7392f020 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/gateway/AbstractMessagingGateway.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/gateway/AbstractMessagingGateway.java
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractMessagingGateway implements MessagingGateway, Mess
 			else if (this.replyChannel instanceof PollableChannel) {
 				PollingConsumerEndpoint endpoint = new PollingConsumerEndpoint(
 						consumer, (PollableChannel) this.replyChannel);
-				endpoint.afterPropertiesSet();
 				endpoint.setTaskScheduler(this.taskScheduler);
+				endpoint.afterPropertiesSet();
 				correlator = endpoint;
 			}
 			if (this.isRunning() && correlator instanceof Lifecycle) {