diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/HttpClientBeanPostProcessor.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/HttpClientBeanPostProcessor.java
index 05649ca59..f25cd9a76 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/HttpClientBeanPostProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/HttpClientBeanPostProcessor.java
@@ -102,38 +102,64 @@ class HttpClientBeanPostProcessor implements BeanPostProcessor {
 			}
 		};
 
-		final Tracer tracer;
+		final BeanFactory beanFactory;
 
-		final HttpClientHandler<HttpClientRequest, HttpClientResponse> handler;
+		HttpTracing httpTracing;
 
-		final TraceContext.Injector<HttpHeaders> injector;
+		Tracer tracer;
 
-		final HttpTracing httpTracing;
+		HttpClientHandler<HttpClientRequest, HttpClientResponse> handler;
 
-		final Propagation<String> propagation;
+		TraceContext.Injector<HttpHeaders> injector;
 
-		TracingDoOnRequest(HttpTracing httpTracing) {
-			this.tracer = httpTracing.tracing().tracer();
-			this.handler = HttpClientHandler.create(httpTracing, new HttpAdapter());
-			this.propagation = httpTracing.tracing().propagation();
-			this.injector = this.propagation.injector(SETTER);
-			this.httpTracing = httpTracing;
+		Propagation<String> propagation;
+
+		TracingDoOnRequest(BeanFactory beanFactory) {
+			this.beanFactory = beanFactory;
+		}
+
+		private HttpTracing httpTracing() {
+			if (this.httpTracing == null) {
+				this.httpTracing = this.beanFactory.getBean(HttpTracing.class);
+			}
+			return this.httpTracing;
+		}
+
+		private Propagation<String> propagation() {
+			if (this.propagation == null) {
+				this.propagation = httpTracing().tracing().propagation();
+			}
+			return this.propagation;
+		}
+
+		private TraceContext.Injector<HttpHeaders> injector() {
+			if (this.injector == null) {
+				this.injector = propagation().injector(SETTER);
+			}
+			return this.injector;
+		}
+
+		private HttpClientHandler<HttpClientRequest, HttpClientResponse> handler() {
+			if (this.handler == null) {
+				this.handler = HttpClientHandler.create(httpTracing(), new HttpAdapter());
+			}
+			return this.handler;
 		}
 
 		static TracingDoOnRequest create(BeanFactory beanFactory) {
-			return new TracingDoOnRequest(beanFactory.getBean(HttpTracing.class));
+			return new TracingDoOnRequest(beanFactory);
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public void accept(HttpClientRequest req, Connection connection) {
-			if (this.propagation.keys().stream()
+			if (propagation().keys().stream()
 					.anyMatch(key -> req.requestHeaders().contains(key))) {
 				// request already instrumented
 				return;
 			}
 			AtomicReference reference = req.currentContext()
 					.getOrDefault(AtomicReference.class, new AtomicReference());
-			Span span = this.handler.handleSend(this.injector, req.requestHeaders(), req,
+			Span span = handler().handleSend(injector(), req.requestHeaders(), req,
 					(Span) reference.get());
 			reference.set(span);
 		}
@@ -143,12 +169,12 @@ class HttpClientBeanPostProcessor implements BeanPostProcessor {
 	private static class TracingDoOnResponse extends AbstractTracingDoOnHandler
 			implements BiConsumer<HttpClientResponse, Connection> {
 
-		TracingDoOnResponse(HttpTracing httpTracing) {
-			super(httpTracing);
+		TracingDoOnResponse(BeanFactory beanFactory) {
+			super(beanFactory);
 		}
 
 		static TracingDoOnResponse create(BeanFactory beanFactory) {
-			return new TracingDoOnResponse(beanFactory.getBean(HttpTracing.class));
+			return new TracingDoOnResponse(beanFactory);
 		}
 
 		@Override
@@ -161,12 +187,12 @@ class HttpClientBeanPostProcessor implements BeanPostProcessor {
 	private static class TracingDoOnErrorRequest extends AbstractTracingDoOnHandler
 			implements BiConsumer<HttpClientRequest, Throwable> {
 
-		TracingDoOnErrorRequest(HttpTracing httpTracing) {
-			super(httpTracing);
+		TracingDoOnErrorRequest(BeanFactory beanFactory) {
+			super(beanFactory);
 		}
 
 		static TracingDoOnErrorRequest create(BeanFactory beanFactory) {
-			return new TracingDoOnErrorRequest(beanFactory.getBean(HttpTracing.class));
+			return new TracingDoOnErrorRequest(beanFactory);
 		}
 
 		@Override
@@ -179,12 +205,12 @@ class HttpClientBeanPostProcessor implements BeanPostProcessor {
 	private static class TracingDoOnErrorResponse extends AbstractTracingDoOnHandler
 			implements BiConsumer<HttpClientResponse, Throwable> {
 
-		TracingDoOnErrorResponse(HttpTracing httpTracing) {
-			super(httpTracing);
+		TracingDoOnErrorResponse(BeanFactory beanFactory) {
+			super(beanFactory);
 		}
 
 		static TracingDoOnErrorResponse create(BeanFactory beanFactory) {
-			return new TracingDoOnErrorResponse(beanFactory.getBean(HttpTracing.class));
+			return new TracingDoOnErrorResponse(beanFactory);
 		}
 
 		@Override
@@ -196,13 +222,28 @@ class HttpClientBeanPostProcessor implements BeanPostProcessor {
 
 	private static abstract class AbstractTracingDoOnHandler {
 
-		final Tracer tracer;
+		final BeanFactory beanFactory;
 
-		final HttpClientHandler<HttpClientRequest, HttpClientResponse> handler;
+		HttpTracing httpTracing;
 
-		AbstractTracingDoOnHandler(HttpTracing httpTracing) {
-			this.tracer = httpTracing.tracing().tracer();
-			this.handler = HttpClientHandler.create(httpTracing, new HttpAdapter());
+		HttpClientHandler<HttpClientRequest, HttpClientResponse> handler;
+
+		AbstractTracingDoOnHandler(BeanFactory beanFactory) {
+			this.beanFactory = beanFactory;
+		}
+
+		private HttpTracing httpTracing() {
+			if (this.httpTracing == null) {
+				this.httpTracing = this.beanFactory.getBean(HttpTracing.class);
+			}
+			return this.httpTracing;
+		}
+
+		private HttpClientHandler<HttpClientRequest, HttpClientResponse> handler() {
+			if (this.handler == null) {
+				this.handler = HttpClientHandler.create(httpTracing(), new HttpAdapter());
+			}
+			return this.handler;
 		}
 
 		protected void handle(HttpClientResponse httpClientResponse,
@@ -212,7 +253,7 @@ class HttpClientBeanPostProcessor implements BeanPostProcessor {
 			if (reference == null || reference.get() == null) {
 				return;
 			}
-			this.handler.handleReceive(httpClientResponse, throwable,
+			handler().handleReceive(httpClientResponse, throwable,
 					(Span) reference.get());
 		}
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/integration/WebClientTests.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/integration/WebClientTests.java
index 853eee320..5c1befd43 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/integration/WebClientTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/integration/WebClientTests.java
@@ -498,15 +498,12 @@ public class WebClientTests {
 
 		AtomicReference<String> traceId = new AtomicReference<>();
 		try (Tracer.SpanInScope ws = this.tracer.withSpanInScope(span)) {
-			this.webClientBuilder
-					.filter((request, exchange) -> {
-						traceId.set(request.headers().getFirst("X-B3-SpanId"));
+			this.webClientBuilder.filter((request, exchange) -> {
+				traceId.set(request.headers().getFirst("X-B3-SpanId"));
 
-						return exchange.exchange(request);
-					})
-					.build()
-					.get().uri("http://localhost:" + this.port + "/traceid")
-					.retrieve().bodyToMono(String.class).block();
+				return exchange.exchange(request);
+			}).build().get().uri("http://localhost:" + this.port + "/traceid").retrieve()
+					.bodyToMono(String.class).block();
 		}
 		finally {
 			span.finish();