diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/provisioning/RabbitExchangeQueueProvisioner.java b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/provisioning/RabbitExchangeQueueProvisioner.java
index 279b70adc..5d5fad262 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/provisioning/RabbitExchangeQueueProvisioner.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/provisioning/RabbitExchangeQueueProvisioner.java
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ public class RabbitExchangeQueueProvisioner
 			}
 			Map<String, Object> arguments = new HashMap<>(properties.getDlqBindingArguments());
 			Binding dlqBinding = new Binding(dlq.getName(), DestinationType.QUEUE,
-					dlxName, properties.getDlqDeadLetterRoutingKey() == null ? routingKey
+					dlxName, properties.getDeadLetterRoutingKey() == null ? routingKey
 							: properties.getDeadLetterRoutingKey(),
 					arguments);
 			declareBinding(dlqName, dlqBinding);
diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/RabbitBinderTests.java b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/RabbitBinderTests.java
index c30cbb88b..653dfdc87 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/RabbitBinderTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/RabbitBinderTests.java
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ public class RabbitBinderTests extends
 		extProps.setDeadLetterExchangeType(ExchangeTypes.TOPIC);
 		extProps.setDeadLetterRoutingKey("customDLRK");
 		extProps.setDlqDeadLetterExchange("propsUser3");
+		// GH-259 - if the next line was commented, the test failed.
 		extProps.setDlqDeadLetterRoutingKey("propsUser3");
 		extProps.setDlqExpires(60_000);
 		extProps.setDlqLazy(true);
@@ -577,6 +578,17 @@ public class RabbitBinderTests extends
 		assertThat(bindings.get(0).getDestination()).isEqualTo("propsUser3.infra");
 		assertThat(bindings.get(0).getRoutingKey()).isEqualTo("foo");
 
+		bindings = client.getBindingsBySource("/", "customDLX");
+		n = 0;
+		while (n++ < 100 && bindings == null || bindings.size() < 1) {
+			Thread.sleep(100);
+			bindings = client.getBindingsBySource("/", "customDLX");
+		}
+		assertThat(bindings.size()).isEqualTo(1);
+		assertThat(bindings.get(0).getSource()).isEqualTo("customDLX");
+		assertThat(bindings.get(0).getDestination()).isEqualTo("customDLQ");
+		assertThat(bindings.get(0).getRoutingKey()).isEqualTo("customDLRK");
+
 		ExchangeInfo exchange = client.getExchange("/", "propsUser3");
 		n = 0;
 		while (n++ < 100 && exchange == null) {