diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/atlas/AtlasConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/atlas/AtlasConfiguration.java
index df61f7df..a2f8e4cb 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/atlas/AtlasConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/atlas/AtlasConfiguration.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
 import org.springframework.boot.actuate.metrics.export.Exporter;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnClass;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@ public class AtlasConfiguration {
 	@Autowired(required = false)
 	private Collection<AtlasTagProvider> tagProviders;
 
+	@Autowired(required = false)
+	@Qualifier("atlasRestTemplate")
+	private RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
+
 	@Bean
 	public AtlasMetricObserverConfigBean atlasObserverConfig() {
 		return new AtlasMetricObserverConfigBean();
@@ -49,7 +54,7 @@ public class AtlasConfiguration {
 
 	@Bean
 	@ConditionalOnMissingBean
-	public AtlasMetricObserver atlasObserver(AtlasMetricObserverConfigBean atlasObserverConfig, RestTemplate restTemplate) {
+	public AtlasMetricObserver atlasObserver(AtlasMetricObserverConfigBean atlasObserverConfig) {
 		BasicTagList tags = (BasicTagList) BasicTagList.EMPTY;
 		if (tagProviders != null) {
 			for (AtlasTagProvider tagProvider : tagProviders) {
diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/atlas/AtlasExporterTests.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/atlas/AtlasExporterTests.java
index bc879307..a1e80c6c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/atlas/AtlasExporterTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/metrics/atlas/AtlasExporterTests.java
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ import java.util.Properties;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.SpringApplicationConfiguration;
-import org.springframework.cloud.client.loadbalancer.LoadBalanced;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.context.support.PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer;
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ import com.netflix.servo.monitor.DynamicCounter;
 @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
 public class AtlasExporterTests {
 	@Autowired
-	RestTemplate restTemplate;
+	private RestTemplate restTemplate;
 
 	@Autowired
-	AtlasExporter atlasExporter;
+	private AtlasExporter atlasExporter;
 
 	@Test
 	public void exportMetricsAtPeriodicIntervals() {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class AtlasExporterTests {
 @EnableAtlas
 class AtlasExporterConfiguration {
 
-	@LoadBalanced
+	@Qualifier("atlasRestTemplate")
 	@Bean
 	public RestTemplate restTemplate() {
 		return new RestTemplate();