diff --git a/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems/Messaging/Ems/Config/MessageListenerContainerObjectDefinitionParser.cs b/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems/Messaging/Ems/Config/MessageListenerContainerObjectDefinitionParser.cs
index bab73576..e84985d8 100644
--- a/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems/Messaging/Ems/Config/MessageListenerContainerObjectDefinitionParser.cs
+++ b/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems/Messaging/Ems/Config/MessageListenerContainerObjectDefinitionParser.cs
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ namespace Spring.Messaging.Ems.Config
             string concurrency = ParseConcurrency(containerElement, parserContext);
             if (concurrency != null)
             {
-                containerDef.AddPropertyValue("ConcurrentConsumers", concurrency[1]);
+                containerDef.AddPropertyValue("ConcurrentConsumers", concurrency);
             }
             containerDef.AddPropertyValue("RecoveryInterval", ParseRecoveryInterval(containerElement, parserContext));
 
diff --git a/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems/Messaging/Ems/Listener/SimpleMessageListenerContainer.cs b/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems/Messaging/Ems/Listener/SimpleMessageListenerContainer.cs
index 65611f2b..31a68a4b 100644
--- a/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems/Messaging/Ems/Listener/SimpleMessageListenerContainer.cs
+++ b/src/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems/Messaging/Ems/Listener/SimpleMessageListenerContainer.cs
@@ -105,7 +105,11 @@ namespace Spring.Messaging.Ems.Listener
             set
             {
                 AssertUtils.IsTrue(value > 0, "'ConcurrentConsumer' value must be at least 1 (one)");
-                concurrentConsumers = value;
+               concurrentConsumers = value;
+            }
+            get
+            {
+                return concurrentConsumers;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests/Messaging/Ems/Config/EmsNamespaceHandlerTests.cs b/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests/Messaging/Ems/Config/EmsNamespaceHandlerTests.cs
index 9094f26e..1df63c33 100644
--- a/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests/Messaging/Ems/Config/EmsNamespaceHandlerTests.cs
+++ b/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests/Messaging/Ems/Config/EmsNamespaceHandlerTests.cs
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ namespace Spring.Messaging.Ems.Config
                 else if (container.ConnectionFactory.Equals(explicitConnectionFactory))
                 {
                     explicitConnectionFactoryCount++;
+                    Assert.AreEqual(4, container.ConcurrentConsumers);
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests/Messaging/Ems/Config/EmsNamespaceHandlerTests.xml b/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests/Messaging/Ems/Config/EmsNamespaceHandlerTests.xml
index eae42752..8fa14ae4 100644
--- a/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests/Messaging/Ems/Config/EmsNamespaceHandlerTests.xml
+++ b/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests/Messaging/Ems/Config/EmsNamespaceHandlerTests.xml
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
 <objects xmlns="http://www.springframework.net"
 		xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-		xmlns:nms="http://www.springframework.net/ems">
+		xmlns:ems="http://www.springframework.net/ems">
 
-  <nms:listener-container connection-factory="testConnectionFactory" 
+  <ems:listener-container connection-factory="testConnectionFactory" 
 			destination-resolver="testDestinationResolver" message-converter="testMessageConverter"
       auto-startup="false" concurrency="${concurrency}">
-    <nms:listener id="listener1" destination="testDestination" ref="testObject1" method="SetName"/>
-    <nms:listener id="listener2" destination="testDestination" ref="testObject2" method="SetName" 
+    <ems:listener id="listener1" destination="testDestination" ref="testObject1" method="SetName"/>
+    <ems:listener id="listener2" destination="testDestination" ref="testObject2" method="SetName" 
                   response-destination="responseDestination"/>
-  </nms:listener-container>
+  </ems:listener-container>
 
-  <nms:listener-container auto-startup="false">
-    <nms:listener destination="testDestination" ref="testObject3"/>
-  </nms:listener-container>
+  <ems:listener-container auto-startup="false">
+    <ems:listener destination="testDestination" ref="testObject3"/>
+  </ems:listener-container>
 
 
   <!-- the default ConnectionFactory -->
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <property name="VariableSources">
       <list>
         <object type="Spring.Objects.Factory.Config.ConfigSectionVariableSource, Spring.Core">
-          <property name="SectionNames" value="NmsConfiguration" />
+          <property name="SectionNames" value="EmsConfiguration" />
         </object>
       </list>
     </property>
diff --git a/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests.csproj b/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests.csproj
index 00147ac9..0a6fe1ce 100644
--- a/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests.csproj
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests.dll.config" />
+    <None Include="Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests.dll.config">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="Messaging\Ems\Core\EmsTemplateTests.xml" />
diff --git a/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests.dll.config b/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests.dll.config
index 53fa88de..02c51dd3 100644
--- a/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests.dll.config
+++ b/test/Spring/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests/Spring.Messaging.Ems.Integration.Tests.dll.config
@@ -1,14 +1,26 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
 <configuration>
+
   <configSections>
+    <section name="EmsConfiguration" type="System.Configuration.NameValueSectionHandler"/>
+
     <section name="log4net"
-				 type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler,log4net" />
+     type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler,log4net" />
   </configSections>
 
+  <!--
   <connectionStrings>
     <add name="TestConnectionString"
 			 connectionString="TestConnectionString-TestConnectionString" />
   </connectionStrings>
+  -->
+
+
+  <EmsConfiguration>
+    <add key="concurrency" value="4"/>
+  </EmsConfiguration>
+
+  
   <runtime>
     <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1"
 						 applies-to="v1.1.4322">