diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/messaging/stream/ContractVerifierStreamAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/messaging/stream/ContractVerifierStreamAutoConfiguration.java
index 0fb82c79ca..79dca1f6f5 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/messaging/stream/ContractVerifierStreamAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/messaging/stream/ContractVerifierStreamAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.messaging.internal.ContractVe
 import org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.messaging.internal.ContractVerifierMessaging;
 import org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.messaging.noop.NoOpContractVerifierAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.cloud.stream.annotation.EnableBinding;
-import org.springframework.cloud.stream.binding.BinderAwareChannelResolver;
 import org.springframework.cloud.stream.test.binder.MessageCollector;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
@@ -39,8 +38,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  */
 @Configuration
 @ConditionalOnClass(EnableBinding.class)
-@ConditionalOnProperty(name = "stubrunner.stream.enabled", havingValue = "true",
-		matchIfMissing = true)
+@ConditionalOnProperty(name = "stubrunner.stream.enabled", havingValue = "true", matchIfMissing = true)
 @AutoConfigureBefore(NoOpContractVerifierAutoConfiguration.class)
 public class ContractVerifierStreamAutoConfiguration {
 
@@ -74,9 +72,8 @@ public class ContractVerifierStreamAutoConfiguration {
 		@Bean
 		@ConditionalOnMissingBean
 		MessageVerifier<Message<?>> contractVerifierMessageExchangeWithNoMessageCollector(
-				ApplicationContext applicationContext,
-				BinderAwareChannelResolver resolver) {
-			return new StreamStubMessages(new StreamStubMessageSender(resolver),
+				ApplicationContext applicationContext) {
+			return new StreamStubMessages(new StreamStubMessageSender(applicationContext),
 					new StreamPollableChannelMessageReceiver(applicationContext));
 		}
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/messaging/stream/StreamStubMessageSender.java b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/messaging/stream/StreamStubMessageSender.java
index ffea55d009..d19f205209 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/messaging/stream/StreamStubMessageSender.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/messaging/stream/StreamStubMessageSender.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
 import org.springframework.cloud.contract.verifier.messaging.MessageVerifierSender;
 import org.springframework.cloud.stream.binding.BinderAwareChannelResolver;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.messaging.Message;
 import org.springframework.messaging.MessageChannel;
 
@@ -33,12 +34,14 @@ class StreamStubMessageSender implements MessageVerifierSender<Message<?>> {
 
 	private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(StreamStubMessageSender.class);
 
-	private final BinderAwareChannelResolver resolver;
+	private final ApplicationContext context;
 
 	private final ContractVerifierStreamMessageBuilder builder = new ContractVerifierStreamMessageBuilder();
 
-	StreamStubMessageSender(BinderAwareChannelResolver resolver) {
-		this.resolver = resolver;
+	private BinderAwareChannelResolver resolver;
+
+	StreamStubMessageSender(ApplicationContext context) {
+		this.context = context;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ class StreamStubMessageSender implements MessageVerifierSender<Message<?>> {
 	@Override
 	public void send(Message<?> message, String destination) {
 		try {
-			MessageChannel messageChannel = this.resolver.resolveDestination(destination);
+			MessageChannel messageChannel = resolver().resolveDestination(destination);
 			messageChannel.send(message);
 		}
 		catch (Exception e) {
@@ -59,4 +62,11 @@ class StreamStubMessageSender implements MessageVerifierSender<Message<?>> {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private BinderAwareChannelResolver resolver() {
+		if (this.resolver == null) {
+			this.resolver = context.getBean(BinderAwareChannelResolver.class);
+		}
+		return this.resolver;
+	}
+
 }