diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/feign/ribbon/LoadBalancerFeignClient.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/feign/ribbon/LoadBalancerFeignClient.java
index a86646d7..4060fc04 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/feign/ribbon/LoadBalancerFeignClient.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/feign/ribbon/LoadBalancerFeignClient.java
@@ -54,13 +54,24 @@ public class LoadBalancerFeignClient implements Client {
 					new FeignOptionsClientConfig(options)).toResponse();
 		}
 		catch (ClientException e) {
-			if (e.getCause() instanceof IOException) {
-				throw IOException.class.cast(e.getCause());
+			IOException io = findIOException(e);
+			if (io != null) {
+				throw io;
 			}
 			throw new RuntimeException(e);
 		}
 	}
 
+	protected IOException findIOException(Throwable t) {
+		if (t == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		if (t instanceof IOException) {
+			return (IOException) t;
+		}
+		return findIOException(t.getCause());
+	}
+
 	public Client getDelegate() {
 		return this.delegate;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/feign/ribbon/FeignRibbonClientRetryTests.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/feign/ribbon/FeignRibbonClientRetryTests.java
index 12911ba1..2404b25a 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/feign/ribbon/FeignRibbonClientRetryTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/feign/ribbon/FeignRibbonClientRetryTests.java
@@ -16,26 +16,18 @@
 
 package org.springframework.cloud.netflix.feign.ribbon;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationHandler;
 import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
-import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
-import lombok.Data;
-import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
-
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.builder.SpringApplicationBuilder;
-import org.springframework.boot.test.IntegrationTest;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.SpringApplicationConfiguration;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.WebIntegrationTest;
 import org.springframework.cloud.netflix.feign.EnableFeignClients;
 import org.springframework.cloud.netflix.feign.FeignClient;
 import org.springframework.cloud.netflix.ribbon.RibbonClient;
@@ -44,7 +36,6 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 import org.springframework.test.annotation.DirtiesContext;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
-import org.springframework.test.context.web.WebAppConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
@@ -52,15 +43,23 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
 import com.netflix.loadbalancer.Server;
 import com.netflix.loadbalancer.ServerList;
 
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
 /**
+ * Tests the Feign Retryer, not ribbon retry.
  * @author Spencer Gibb
  */
 @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
 @SpringApplicationConfiguration(classes = FeignRibbonClientRetryTests.Application.class)
-@WebAppConfiguration
-@IntegrationTest({ "server.port=0", "spring.application.name=feignclienttest",
-		"localapp.ribbon.MaxAutoRetries=5", "localapp.ribbon.MaxAutoRetriesNextServer=5",
-		"localapp.ribbon.OkToRetryOnAllOperations=true", })
+@WebIntegrationTest(randomPort = true, value = { "spring.application.name=feignclientretrytest",
+		"feign.okhttp.enabled=false", "feign.httpclient.enabled=false",
+		"feign.hystrix.enabled=false", })
 @DirtiesContext
 public class FeignRibbonClientRetryTests {
 
@@ -70,14 +69,13 @@ public class FeignRibbonClientRetryTests {
 	@Autowired
 	private TestClient testClient;
 
-	// @FeignClient(value = "http://localhost:9876", loadbalance = false)
 	@FeignClient("localapp")
-	protected static interface TestClient {
+	protected interface TestClient {
 		@RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.GET, value = "/hello")
-		public Hello getHello();
+		Hello getHello();
 
 		@RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.GET, value = "/retryme")
-		public int retryMe();
+		int retryMe();
 	}
 
 	@Configuration
@@ -101,12 +99,8 @@ public class FeignRibbonClientRetryTests {
 
 		public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
 			new SpringApplicationBuilder(Application.class).properties(
-					"spring.application.name=feignclienttest",
-					"localapp.ribbon.MaxAutoRetries=5",
-					"localapp.ribbon.MaxAutoRetriesNextServer=5",
-					"localapp.ribbon.OkToRetryOnAllOperations=true",
+					"spring.application.name=feignclientretrytest",
 					"management.contextPath=/admin"
-			// ,"local.server.port=9999"
 					).run(args);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-netflix-dependencies/pom.xml
index 0e5c6ea3..366db407 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 		<eureka.version>1.4.4</eureka.version>
 		<feign.version>8.15.1</feign.version>
 		<hystrix.version>1.5.1</hystrix.version>
-		<ribbon.version>2.1.1</ribbon.version>
+		<ribbon.version>2.1.3</ribbon.version>
 		<servo.version>0.10.1</servo.version>
 		<zuul.version>1.1.0</zuul.version>
 		<rxjava.version>1.1.1</rxjava.version>