diff --git a/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/bootstrap/encrypt/EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializer.java b/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/bootstrap/encrypt/EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializer.java
index 4930d25b..17788e42 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/bootstrap/encrypt/EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializer.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/bootstrap/encrypt/EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializer.java
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 import org.springframework.core.env.CompositePropertySource;
 import org.springframework.core.env.ConfigurableEnvironment;
 import org.springframework.core.env.EnumerablePropertySource;
-import org.springframework.core.env.MapPropertySource;
 import org.springframework.core.env.MutablePropertySources;
 import org.springframework.core.env.PropertySource;
 import org.springframework.core.env.PropertySources;
+import org.springframework.core.env.SystemEnvironmentPropertySource;
 import org.springframework.security.crypto.encrypt.TextEncryptor;
 
 /**
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializer implements
 			// We have some decrypted properties
 			found.addAll(map.keySet());
 			insert(applicationContext,
-					new MapPropertySource(DECRYPTED_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME, map));
+					new SystemEnvironmentPropertySource(DECRYPTED_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME, map));
 		}
 		PropertySource<?> bootstrap = propertySources
 				.get(BootstrapApplicationListener.BOOTSTRAP_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME);
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializer implements
 			map = decrypt(bootstrap);
 			if (!map.isEmpty()) {
 				found.addAll(map.keySet());
-				insert(applicationContext, new MapPropertySource(
+				insert(applicationContext, new SystemEnvironmentPropertySource(
 						DECRYPTED_BOOTSTRAP_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME, map));
 			}
 		}
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializer implements
 	}
 
 	private void insert(ApplicationContext applicationContext,
-			MapPropertySource propertySource) {
+			SystemEnvironmentPropertySource propertySource) {
 		ApplicationContext parent = applicationContext;
 		while (parent != null) {
 			if (parent.getEnvironment() instanceof ConfigurableEnvironment) {
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public class EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializer implements
 	}
 
 	private void insert(MutablePropertySources propertySources,
-			MapPropertySource propertySource) {
+			SystemEnvironmentPropertySource propertySource) {
 		if (propertySources
 				.contains(BootstrapApplicationListener.BOOTSTRAP_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME)) {
 			if (DECRYPTED_BOOTSTRAP_PROPERTY_SOURCE_NAME
diff --git a/spring-cloud-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/bootstrap/encrypt/EnvironmentDecryptApplicationListenerTests.java b/spring-cloud-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/bootstrap/encrypt/EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializerTests.java
similarity index 89%
rename from spring-cloud-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/bootstrap/encrypt/EnvironmentDecryptApplicationListenerTests.java
rename to spring-cloud-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/bootstrap/encrypt/EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializerTests.java
index 4e6ef446..208203fc 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/bootstrap/encrypt/EnvironmentDecryptApplicationListenerTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-context/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/bootstrap/encrypt/EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializerTests.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
  * @author Dave Syer
  *
  */
-public class EnvironmentDecryptApplicationListenerTests {
+public class EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializerTests {
 
 	private EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializer listener = new EnvironmentDecryptApplicationInitializer(
 			Encryptors.noOpText());
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ public class EnvironmentDecryptApplicationListenerTests {
 		assertEquals("bar", context.getEnvironment().getProperty("foo"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void relaxedBinding() {
+		ConfigurableApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
+		EnvironmentTestUtils.addEnvironment(context, "FOO_TEXT: {cipher}bar");
+		this.listener.initialize(context);
+		assertEquals("bar", context.getEnvironment().getProperty("foo.text"));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void propertySourcesOrderedCorrectly() {
 		ConfigurableApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();