diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/portlet/FlowHandlerAdapter.java b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/portlet/FlowHandlerAdapter.java
index 5496b6fd..762ed44b 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/portlet/FlowHandlerAdapter.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/portlet/FlowHandlerAdapter.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class FlowHandlerAdapter extends PortletApplicationObjectSupport implemen
 			if (result.paused()) {
 				urlHandler.setFlowExecutionRenderParameter(flowExecutionKey, response);
 			} else {
-				setEndResult(result, request);
+				request.getPortletSession().setAttribute(FLOW_EXECUTION_RESULT_ATTRIBUTE, result);
 			}
 		} catch (FlowException e) {
 			request.getPortletSession().setAttribute(ACTION_FLOW_EXCEPTION_ATTRIBUTE, e);
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ public class FlowHandlerAdapter extends PortletApplicationObjectSupport implemen
 
 	// subclassing hooks
 
+	protected PortletExternalContext createPortletExternalContext(PortletRequest request, PortletResponse response) {
+		return new PortletExternalContext(getPortletContext(), request, response);
+	}
+
 	protected MutableAttributeMap defaultFlowExecutionInputMap(PortletRequest request) {
 		LocalAttributeMap inputMap = new LocalAttributeMap();
 		Map parameterMap = request.getParameterMap();
@@ -162,12 +166,4 @@ public class FlowHandlerAdapter extends PortletApplicationObjectSupport implemen
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
-	private void setEndResult(FlowExecutionResult result, ActionRequest request) {
-		request.getPortletSession().setAttribute(FLOW_EXECUTION_RESULT_ATTRIBUTE, result);
-	}
-
-	private PortletExternalContext createPortletExternalContext(PortletRequest request, PortletResponse response) {
-		return new PortletExternalContext(getPortletContext(), request, response);
-	}
 }