diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cloudfoundry/VcapApplicationListener.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cloudfoundry/VcapApplicationListener.java
index 90afc386710..91e563ca885 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cloudfoundry/VcapApplicationListener.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cloudfoundry/VcapApplicationListener.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import java.util.Properties;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+import org.springframework.boot.config.ConfigFileApplicationListener;
 import org.springframework.boot.event.ApplicationEnvironmentPreparedEvent;
 import org.springframework.boot.json.JsonParser;
 import org.springframework.boot.json.JsonParserFactory;
@@ -96,9 +97,8 @@ public class VcapApplicationListener implements
 
 	private static final String VCAP_SERVICES = "VCAP_SERVICES";
 
-	// Intentionally before ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializer so values there can
-	// use these ones
-	private int order = Integer.MIN_VALUE + 9;
+	// Before ConfigFileApplicationListener so values there can use these ones
+	private int order = ConfigFileApplicationListener.DEFAULT_CONFIG_LISTENER_ORDER - 1;;
 
 	private final JsonParser parser = JsonParserFactory.getJsonParser();
 
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/config/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/config/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java
index 2a0b9fad405..c8ab2e1978f 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/config/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/config/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java
@@ -84,12 +84,14 @@ public class ConfigFileApplicationListener implements
 
 	private static final String LOCATION_VARIABLE = "${spring.config.location}";
 
+	public static final int DEFAULT_CONFIG_LISTENER_ORDER = Ordered.HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE + 10;
+
 	private String[] searchLocations = new String[] { "classpath:/", "file:./",
 			"classpath:/config/", "file:./config/" };
 
 	private String names = "${spring.config.name:application}";
 
-	private int order = Integer.MIN_VALUE + 10;
+	private int order = DEFAULT_CONFIG_LISTENER_ORDER;
 
 	private final ConversionService conversionService = new DefaultConversionService();
 
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/FileEncodingApplicationListener.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/FileEncodingApplicationListener.java
index ac8d4836be3..52113f3b4b4 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/FileEncodingApplicationListener.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/FileEncodingApplicationListener.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.springframework.boot.bind.RelaxedPropertyResolver;
 import org.springframework.boot.event.ApplicationEnvironmentPreparedEvent;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener;
+import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 
 /**
  * An {@link ApplicationListener}that halts application startup if the system file
@@ -42,10 +43,15 @@ import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener;
  * @author Dave Syer
  */
 public class FileEncodingApplicationListener implements
-		ApplicationListener<ApplicationEnvironmentPreparedEvent> {
+		ApplicationListener<ApplicationEnvironmentPreparedEvent>, Ordered {
 
 	private static Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(FileEncodingApplicationListener.class);
 
+	@Override
+	public int getOrder() {
+		return Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void onApplicationEvent(ApplicationEnvironmentPreparedEvent event) {
 		RelaxedPropertyResolver resolver = new RelaxedPropertyResolver(
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/ClasspathLoggingApplicationListener.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/ClasspathLoggingApplicationListener.java
index ae28369d2fc..b7198a68990 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/ClasspathLoggingApplicationListener.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/ClasspathLoggingApplicationListener.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.event.ApplicationFailedEvent;
 import org.springframework.boot.event.ApplicationStartedEvent;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent;
 import org.springframework.context.event.SmartApplicationListener;
+import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 
 /**
  * A {@link SmartApplicationListener} that reacts to {@link ApplicationStartedEvent start
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.event.SmartApplicationListener;
 public final class ClasspathLoggingApplicationListener implements
 		SmartApplicationListener {
 
-	private static final int ORDER = Integer.MIN_VALUE + 12;
+	private static final int ORDER = Ordered.HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE + 12;
 
 	private final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
 
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/LoggingApplicationListener.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/LoggingApplicationListener.java
index 1433810fc5c..cdf01d12b2c 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/LoggingApplicationListener.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/LoggingApplicationListener.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.event.ApplicationStartedEvent;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener;
 import org.springframework.context.event.SmartApplicationListener;
+import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 import org.springframework.core.env.ConfigurableEnvironment;
 import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ public class LoggingApplicationListener implements SmartApplicationListener {
 
 	private final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
 
-	private int order = Integer.MIN_VALUE + 11;
+	private int order = Ordered.HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE + 11;
 
 	private boolean parseArgs = true;