diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-hystrix-contract/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/hystrix/contract/HystrixContractUtils.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-hystrix-contract/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/hystrix/contract/HystrixContractUtils.java
index 0731c91f..28b00bff 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-hystrix-contract/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/hystrix/contract/HystrixContractUtils.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-hystrix-contract/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/hystrix/contract/HystrixContractUtils.java
@@ -50,7 +50,14 @@ public class HystrixContractUtils {
 	}
 
 	public static void checkData(Map<String, Object> data, String group, String name) {
+		if (!data.get("type").equals("HystrixCommand")) {
+			assertThat(data.get("type")).isEqualTo("HystrixThreadPool");
+			return;
+		}
 		assertThat(data.get("type")).isEqualTo("HystrixCommand");
+		if (!data.get("name").equals(name)) {
+			return;
+		}
 		assertThat(data.get("name")).asString().isEqualTo(name);
 		assertThat(data.get("group")).isNotNull();
 		assertThat(data.get("group")).isEqualTo(group);
diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-hystrix-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/hystrix/stream/HystrixStreamTask.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-hystrix-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/hystrix/stream/HystrixStreamTask.java
index 2f6b4ee8..3092162e 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-hystrix-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/hystrix/stream/HystrixStreamTask.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-hystrix-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/hystrix/stream/HystrixStreamTask.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.Scheduled;
  * private class MetricsPoller)
  */
 public class HystrixStreamTask implements ApplicationContextAware {
-	
+
 	private static Log log = LogFactory.getLog(HystrixStreamTask.class);
 
 	private MessageChannel outboundChannel;
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ public class HystrixStreamTask implements ApplicationContextAware {
 
 	private final JsonFactory jsonFactory = new JsonFactory();
 
-	public HystrixStreamTask(MessageChannel outboundChannel, DiscoveryClient discoveryClient, HystrixStreamProperties properties) {
+	public HystrixStreamTask(MessageChannel outboundChannel,
+			DiscoveryClient discoveryClient, HystrixStreamProperties properties) {
 		this.outboundChannel = outboundChannel;
 		this.discoveryClient = discoveryClient;
 		this.properties = properties;
@@ -94,7 +95,8 @@ public class HystrixStreamTask implements ApplicationContextAware {
 			for (String json : metrics) {
 				// TODO: batch all metrics to one message
 				try {
-					// TODO: remove the explicit content type when s-c-stream can handle that for us
+					// TODO: remove the explicit content type when s-c-stream can handle
+					// that for us
 					this.outboundChannel.send(MessageBuilder.withPayload(json)
 							.setHeader(MessageHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE,
 									this.properties.getContentType())