diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/Body.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/Body.groovy
index 100210ca99..407a37500f 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/Body.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-spec/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/spec/internal/Body.groovy
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ class Body extends DslProperty {
 		super(bodyAsValue)
 	}
 
+	Body(String bodyAsValue) {
+		super(bodyAsValue, bodyAsValue)
+	}
+
 	Body(GString bodyAsValue) {
 		super(bodyAsValue, bodyAsValue)
 	}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/build.gradle b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
index 2d843a0ecc..7790251c72 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ext {
 	]
 }
 
-project.version = findProperty('verifierVersion') ?: '2.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT'
+project.version = findProperty('verifierVersion')
 apply plugin: 'groovy'
 apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/release.gradle"
 apply plugin: 'eclipse'
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ apply plugin: 'checkstyle'
 
 group = 'org.springframework.cloud'
 
-sourceCompatibility = 1.7
-targetCompatibility = 1.7
+sourceCompatibility = 1.8
+targetCompatibility = 1.8
 
 repositories {
 	mavenLocal()
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ dependencies {
 	}
 	testCompile 'info.solidsoft.spock:spock-global-unroll:0.5.0'
 	testCompile gradleTestKit()
-	checkstyle 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-build:1.0.2.RELEASE'
+	checkstyle 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-build:2.0.3.RELEASE'
 
 }
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
index 3539b23cb3..aa02e58844 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MethodBodyBuilder.groovy
@@ -367,6 +367,14 @@ abstract class MethodBodyBuilder {
 	
 	private void addJsonResponseBodyCheck(BlockBuilder bb, convertedResponseBody, BodyMatchers bodyMatchers) {
 		appendJsonPath(bb, getResponseAsString())
+		DocumentContext parsedRequestBody
+		if (contract.request?.body) {
+			def testSideRequestBody = MapConverter.getTestSideValues(contract.request.body)
+			parsedRequestBody = JsonPath.parse(testSideRequestBody)
+			if (convertedResponseBody instanceof String && !textContainsJsonPathTemplate(convertedResponseBody)) {
+				convertedResponseBody = templateProcessor.transform(contract.request, convertedResponseBody.toString())
+			}
+		}
 		Object copiedBody = cloneBody(convertedResponseBody)
 		convertedResponseBody = JsonToJsonPathsConverter.removeMatchingJsonPaths(convertedResponseBody, bodyMatchers)
 		// remove quotes from fromRequest objects before picking json paths
@@ -374,11 +382,6 @@ abstract class MethodBodyBuilder {
 				TestSideRequestTemplateModel.from(contract.request) : null
 		convertedResponseBody = MapConverter.transformValues(convertedResponseBody, returnReferencedEntries(templateModel))
 		JsonPaths jsonPaths = new JsonToJsonPathsConverter(configProperties).transformToJsonPathWithTestsSideValues(convertedResponseBody)
-		DocumentContext parsedRequestBody
-		if (contract.request?.body) {
-			def requestBody = MapConverter.getTestSideValues(contract.request.body)
-			parsedRequestBody = JsonPath.parse(requestBody)
-		}
 		jsonPaths.each {
 			String method = it.method()
 			method = processIfTemplateIsPresent(method, parsedRequestBody)
@@ -448,8 +451,7 @@ abstract class MethodBodyBuilder {
 	}
 
 	protected String processIfTemplateIsPresent(String method, DocumentContext parsedRequestBody) {
-		if (templateProcessor.containsTemplateEntry(method) &&
-				templateProcessor.containsJsonPathTemplateEntry(method) && contract.request?.body) {
+		if (textContainsJsonPathTemplate(method) && contract.request?.body) {
 			// Unquoting the values of non strings
 			String jsonPathEntry = templateProcessor.jsonPathFromTemplateEntry(method)
 			Object object = parsedRequestBody.read(jsonPathEntry)
@@ -464,6 +466,11 @@ abstract class MethodBodyBuilder {
 		return method
 	}
 
+	protected boolean textContainsJsonPathTemplate(String method) {
+		return templateProcessor.containsTemplateEntry(method) &&
+				templateProcessor.containsJsonPathTemplateEntry(method)
+	}
+
 	protected void methodForEqualityCheck(BodyMatcher bodyMatcher, BlockBuilder bb, Object copiedBody) {
 		String path = quotedAndEscaped(bodyMatcher.path())
 		Object retrievedValue = value(copiedBody, bodyMatcher)
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/MapConverter.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/MapConverter.groovy
index e5565a8f81..1bea23558a 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/MapConverter.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/util/MapConverter.groovy
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ class MapConverter {
 				def json = new JsonSlurper().parseText(value)
 				if (json instanceof Map) {
 					return convert(json, closure)
+				} else if (json instanceof List) {
+					return transformValues(json, closure)
 				}
 			} catch (Exception ignore) {
 			}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
index c9348237c8..2b3d8d4f39 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/src/test/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/builder/MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec.groovy
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ class MockMvcMethodBodyBuilderSpec extends Specification implements WireMockStub
 		"MockMvcJUnitMethodBuilder" | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }
 	}
 
-		def "should generate assertions for array inside response body element with #methodBuilderName"() {
+	def "should generate assertions for array inside response body element with #methodBuilderName"() {
 		given:
 		Contract contractDsl = Contract.make {
 			request {
@@ -2647,6 +2647,60 @@ DocumentContext parsedJson = JsonPath.parse(json);
 			"JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder"                  | { Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }                  | { String body -> body.contains('assertThat(response.getHeaderString("Authorization")).isEqualTo("foo secret bar");') }
 	}
 
+	@Issue("#230")
+	def "should manage to reference request in response via WireMock native entries [#methodBuilderName]"() {
+		given:
+			//tag::template_contract[]
+			Contract contractDsl = Contract.make {
+				request {
+					method 'GET'
+					url('/api/v1/xxxx') {
+						queryParameters {
+							parameter("foo", "bar")
+							parameter("foo", "bar2")
+						}
+					}
+					headers {
+						header(authorization(), "secret")
+						header(authorization(), "secret2")
+					}
+					body(foo: "bar", baz: 5)
+				}
+				response {
+					status OK()
+					headers {
+						contentType(applicationJson())
+					}
+					body(''' 
+							{
+								"responseFoo": "{{{ jsonPath request.body '$.foo' }}}",
+								"responseBaz": {{{ jsonPath request.body '$.baz' }}},
+								"responseBaz2": "Bla bla {{{ jsonPath request.body '$.foo' }}} bla bla"
+							}
+					'''.toString())
+				}
+			}
+			//end::template_contract[]
+			MethodBodyBuilder builder = methodBuilder(contractDsl)
+			BlockBuilder blockBuilder = new BlockBuilder(" ")
+		and:
+			builder.appendTo(blockBuilder)
+			String test = blockBuilder.toString()
+		when:
+			SyntaxChecker.tryToCompileWithoutCompileStatic(methodBuilderName, test)
+		then:
+			!test.contains('''DslProperty''')
+			test.contains('''assertThatJson(parsedJson).field("['responseFoo']").isEqualTo("bar")''')
+			test.contains('''assertThatJson(parsedJson).field("['responseBaz']").isEqualTo(5)''')
+			test.contains('''assertThatJson(parsedJson).field("['responseBaz2']").isEqualTo("Bla bla bar bla bla")''')
+		where:
+			methodBuilderName                                    | methodBuilder
+			"MockMvcSpockMethodBuilder"                          | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }
+			"MockMvcJUnitMethodBuilder"                          | { Contract dsl -> new MockMvcJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }
+			"JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder" | { Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientSpockMethodRequestProcessingBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }
+			"JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder"                  | { Contract dsl -> new JaxRsClientJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(dsl, properties) }
+	}
+
 	def "should generate JUnit assertions with cookies"() {
 		given:
 			MethodBodyBuilder builder = new MockMvcJUnitMethodBodyBuilder(contractDslWithCookiesValue, properties)