diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/context/config/FunctionContextUtils.java b/spring-cloud-function-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/context/config/FunctionContextUtils.java
index 1665b9d81..0f8bb5ecb 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/context/config/FunctionContextUtils.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/function/context/config/FunctionContextUtils.java
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ public abstract class FunctionContextUtils {
 						.getBeanDefinition(name);
 				actualName = name;
 			}
+			else if (registry.containsBean(name)) {
+				return FunctionTypeUtils.discoverFunctionTypeFromClass(registry.getBean(name).getClass());
+			}
 		}
+
 		if (definition == null) {
 			return null;
 		}