diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/test/mockito/ServiceActivatorOnMockitoMockTests-context.xml b/org.springframework.integration.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/test/mockito/ServiceActivatorOnMockitoMockTests-context.xml
index 7ee8fdf5ee..5ed0f63b87 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/test/mockito/ServiceActivatorOnMockitoMockTests-context.xml
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/test/mockito/ServiceActivatorOnMockitoMockTests-context.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
     <i:channel id="in"/>
 
-    <i:service-activator input-channel="in" output-channel="out" method="move">
+    <i:service-activator input-channel="in" output-channel="out">
         <bean class="org.mockito.Mockito" factory-method="mock">
             <constructor-arg
                     value="org.springframework.integration.test.mockito.ServiceActivatorOnMockitoMockTests$SingleMethod"/>
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/test/mockito/ServiceActivatorOnMockitoMockTests.java b/org.springframework.integration.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/test/mockito/ServiceActivatorOnMockitoMockTests.java
index 40e7832f8c..60d8a661e8 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/test/mockito/ServiceActivatorOnMockitoMockTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/test/mockito/ServiceActivatorOnMockitoMockTests.java
@@ -1,11 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 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.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
 package org.springframework.integration.test.mockito;
 
-import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
-import org.springframework.integration.annotation.ServiceActivator;
 import org.springframework.integration.channel.PollableChannel;
 import org.springframework.integration.core.MessageChannel;
 import org.springframework.integration.message.MessageBuilder;
@@ -13,11 +28,10 @@ import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 
 /**
- *
+ * @author Iwein Fuld
  */
 @ContextConfiguration
 @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
-@Ignore//remove to reproduce INT-944
 public class ServiceActivatorOnMockitoMockTests {
 
     @Autowired @Qualifier("in")
@@ -27,7 +41,6 @@ public class ServiceActivatorOnMockitoMockTests {
     PollableChannel out;
 
     public static class SingleMethod {
-        @ServiceActivator
         public String move(String s){return s;};
     }
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/MethodInvokingMessageProcessor.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/MethodInvokingMessageProcessor.java
index d457cf08c5..6154359153 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/MethodInvokingMessageProcessor.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/handler/MethodInvokingMessageProcessor.java
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ public class MethodInvokingMessageProcessor implements MessageProcessor {
 		final Map<Class<?>, HandlerMethod> candidateMethods = new HashMap<Class<?>, HandlerMethod>();
 		final Map<Class<?>, HandlerMethod> fallbackMethods = new HashMap<Class<?>, HandlerMethod>();
 		final AtomicReference<Class<?>> ambiguousFallbackType = new AtomicReference<Class<?>>();
-		ReflectionUtils.doWithMethods(targetObject.getClass(), new MethodCallback() {
+		Class<?> targetClass = this.getTargetClass(targetObject);
+		ReflectionUtils.doWithMethods(targetClass, new MethodCallback() {
 			public void doWith(Method method) throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
 				boolean matchesAnnotation = false;
 				if (method.isBridge()) {
@@ -250,6 +251,20 @@ public class MethodInvokingMessageProcessor implements MessageProcessor {
 		return fallbackMethods;
 	}
 
+	private Class<?> getTargetClass(Object targetObject) {
+		Class<?> targetClass = targetObject.getClass();
+		if (AopUtils.isAopProxy(targetObject)) {
+			targetClass = AopUtils.getTargetClass(targetObject);
+		}
+		else if(AopUtils.isCglibProxyClass(targetClass)) {
+			Class<?> superClass = targetObject.getClass().getSuperclass();
+			if (!Object.class.equals(superClass)) {
+				targetClass = superClass;
+			}
+		}
+		return targetClass;
+	}
+
 	private List<HandlerMethod> findHandlerMethodsForMessage(Message<?> message) {
 		final Class<?> payloadType = message.getPayload().getClass();
 		HandlerMethod closestMatch = this.findClosestMatch(payloadType);