diff --git a/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/json/JsonTestWithAutoConfigureJsonTestersTests.java b/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/json/JsonTestWithAutoConfigureJsonTestersTests.java
index 99006d90cca..1c34491b132 100644
--- a/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/json/JsonTestWithAutoConfigureJsonTestersTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/json/JsonTestWithAutoConfigureJsonTestersTests.java
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.json.app.ExampleBasicObject;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.json.app.ExampleJsonApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.json.BasicJsonTester;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.json.GsonTester;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.json.JacksonTester;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 @RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
 @JsonTest
 @AutoConfigureJsonTesters(enabled = false)
+@ContextConfiguration(classes = ExampleJsonApplication.class)
 public class JsonTestWithAutoConfigureJsonTestersTests {
 
 	@Autowired(required = false)
diff --git a/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/json/SpringBootTestWithAutoConfigureJsonTestersTests.java b/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/json/SpringBootTestWithAutoConfigureJsonTestersTests.java
index da5753b9960..5137c66c3ea 100644
--- a/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/json/SpringBootTestWithAutoConfigureJsonTestersTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/json/SpringBootTestWithAutoConfigureJsonTestersTests.java
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.json.app.ExampleBasicObject;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.json.app.ExampleJsonApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.json.BasicJsonTester;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.json.GsonTester;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.json.JacksonTester;
+import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
 
 /**
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
 @RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
 @SpringBootTest
 @AutoConfigureJsonTesters
+@ContextConfiguration(classes = ExampleJsonApplication.class)
 public class SpringBootTestWithAutoConfigureJsonTestersTests {
 
 	@Autowired