diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/MetricsInterceptorConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/MetricsInterceptorConfiguration.java
index f1c1e622..8b316bba 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/MetricsInterceptorConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/MetricsInterceptorConfiguration.java
@@ -14,12 +14,15 @@
 package org.springframework.cloud.netflix.metrics;
 
 import org.aspectj.lang.JoinPoint;
+import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanPostProcessor;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.metrics.reader.MetricReader;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnProperty;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnWebApplication;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
@@ -73,24 +76,37 @@ public class MetricsInterceptorConfiguration {
 		}
 
 		@Bean
-		BeanPostProcessor spectatorRestTemplateInterceptorPostProcessor(
-				final MetricsClientHttpRequestInterceptor interceptor) {
-			return new BeanPostProcessor() {
-				@Override
-				public Object postProcessBeforeInitialization(Object bean,
-						String beanName) {
-					return bean;
-				}
+		BeanPostProcessor spectatorRestTemplateInterceptorPostProcessor() {
+			return new MetricsInterceptorPostProcessor();
+		}
 
-				@Override
-				public Object postProcessAfterInitialization(Object bean,
-						String beanName) {
-					if (bean instanceof RestTemplate) {
-						((RestTemplate) bean).getInterceptors().add(interceptor);
+		private static class MetricsInterceptorPostProcessor implements
+				BeanPostProcessor, ApplicationContextAware {
+			private ApplicationContext context;
+			private MetricsClientHttpRequestInterceptor interceptor;
+
+			@Override
+			public Object postProcessBeforeInitialization(Object bean, String beanName) {
+				return bean;
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public Object postProcessAfterInitialization(Object bean, String beanName) {
+				if (bean instanceof RestTemplate) {
+					if (this.interceptor == null) {
+						this.interceptor = this.context
+								.getBean(MetricsClientHttpRequestInterceptor.class);
 					}
-					return bean;
+					((RestTemplate) bean).getInterceptors().add(interceptor);
 				}
-			};
+				return bean;
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public void setApplicationContext(ApplicationContext context)
+					throws BeansException {
+				this.context = context;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/MetricsRestTemplateTests.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/MetricsRestTemplateTests.java
index c3a04308..4ef33a06 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/MetricsRestTemplateTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/MetricsRestTemplateTests.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package org.springframework.cloud.netflix.metrics;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.SpringApplicationConfiguration;
@@ -23,12 +25,16 @@ import org.springframework.boot.test.WebIntegrationTest;
 import org.springframework.cloud.netflix.ribbon.RibbonClientHttpRequestFactory;
 import org.springframework.cloud.netflix.ribbon.RibbonClientHttpRequestFactoryTests;
 import org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpRequestFactory;
+import org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpRequestInterceptor;
 import org.springframework.http.client.InterceptingClientHttpRequestFactory;
 import org.springframework.test.annotation.DirtiesContext;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasSize;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.instanceOf;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 
 /**
  * @author Spencer Gibb
@@ -44,15 +50,23 @@ public class MetricsRestTemplateTests extends RibbonClientHttpRequestFactoryTest
 	@Override
 	public void requestFactoryIsRibbon() {
 		ClientHttpRequestFactory requestFactory = this.restTemplate.getRequestFactory();
-		assertTrue("wrong RequestFactory type: " + requestFactory.getClass(),
-				requestFactory instanceof InterceptingClientHttpRequestFactory);
+		assertThat("wrong RequestFactory type: " + requestFactory.getClass(),
+				requestFactory, is(instanceOf(InterceptingClientHttpRequestFactory.class)));
 
 		InterceptingClientHttpRequestFactory intercepting = (InterceptingClientHttpRequestFactory) requestFactory;
+		Object interceptorsField = ReflectionTestUtils.getField(intercepting,
+				"interceptors");
+		assertThat("wrong interceptors type: " + interceptorsField.getClass(), interceptorsField, is(instanceOf(List.class)));
+		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+		List<ClientHttpRequestInterceptor> interceptors = (List<ClientHttpRequestInterceptor>) interceptorsField;
+		assertThat("interceptors is wrong size", interceptors, hasSize(1));
+		assertThat("wrong interceptor type", interceptors.get(0),
+				is(instanceOf(MetricsClientHttpRequestInterceptor.class)));
 
 		Object realRequestFactory = ReflectionTestUtils.getField(intercepting,
 				"requestFactory");
-		assertTrue("wrong RequestFactory type: " + realRequestFactory.getClass(),
-				realRequestFactory instanceof RibbonClientHttpRequestFactory);
+		assertThat("wrong RequestFactory type: " + realRequestFactory.getClass(),
+				realRequestFactory, is(instanceOf(RibbonClientHttpRequestFactory.class)));
 	}
 
 }