diff --git a/spring-cloud-consul-config/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/consul/config/ConsulConfigBootstrapConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-consul-config/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/consul/config/ConsulConfigBootstrapConfiguration.java
index 6a10242b..d0a348b4 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-consul-config/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/consul/config/ConsulConfigBootstrapConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-consul-config/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/consul/config/ConsulConfigBootstrapConfiguration.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.ecwid.consul.v1.ConsulClient;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.EnableConfigurationProperties;
 import org.springframework.cloud.consul.ConditionalOnConsulEnabled;
 import org.springframework.cloud.consul.ConsulAutoConfiguration;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Import;
 
 /**
  * @author Spencer Gibb
+ * @author Edvin Eriksson
  */
 @Configuration
 @ConditionalOnConsulEnabled
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ public class ConsulConfigBootstrapConfiguration {
 		private ConsulClient consul;
 
 		@Bean
+		@ConditionalOnMissingBean
 		public ConsulConfigProperties consulConfigProperties() {
 			return new ConsulConfigProperties();
 		}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-consul-config/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/consul/config/ConsulConfigBootstrapConfigurationTests.java b/spring-cloud-consul-config/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/consul/config/ConsulConfigBootstrapConfigurationTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..783ebdaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-consul-config/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/consul/config/ConsulConfigBootstrapConfigurationTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package org.springframework.cloud.consul.config;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.ApplicationContextRunner;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+
+/**
+ * @author Edvin Eriksson
+ */
+public class ConsulConfigBootstrapConfigurationTests {
+	private final ApplicationContextRunner contextRunner = new ApplicationContextRunner();
+
+	/**
+	 * Tests that the auto-config bean backs off if a user provided their own
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void testConfigPropsBeanBacksOff() {
+		contextRunner
+			.withUserConfiguration(TestConfig.class)
+			.withUserConfiguration(ConsulConfigBootstrapConfiguration.class)
+			.run(context -> {
+				ConsulConfigProperties config = context.getBean(ConsulConfigProperties.class);
+				Assert.assertEquals("Prefix did not match", "platform-config", config.getPrefix());
+				Assert.assertEquals("Default context did not match", "defaults", config.getDefaultContext());
+			});
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tests that the auto-config bean kicks in if the user did not provide any custom bean.
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void testConfigPropsBeanKicksIn() {
+		contextRunner
+			.withUserConfiguration(ConsulConfigBootstrapConfiguration.class)
+			.run(context -> {
+				ConsulConfigProperties config = context.getBean(ConsulConfigProperties.class);
+				Assert.assertEquals("Prefix did not match", "config", config.getPrefix());
+				Assert.assertEquals("Default context did not match", "application", config.getDefaultContext());
+			});
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Test config that simulates a "user provided bean"
+ */
+class TestConfig {
+	@Bean
+	public ConsulConfigProperties consulConfigProperties() {
+		ConsulConfigProperties config = new ConsulConfigProperties();
+		config.setPrefix("platform-config");
+		config.setDefaultContext("defaults");
+		return config;
+	}
+}
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