diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/client/MockRestServiceServer.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/client/MockRestServiceServer.java
index 28fa4c8eb13..aea658e0bbb 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/client/MockRestServiceServer.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/test/web/client/MockRestServiceServer.java
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public class MockRestServiceServer {
 
 		@Override
 		public MockRestServiceServerBuilder ignoreExpectOrder(boolean ignoreExpectOrder) {
-			this.ignoreExpectOrder = true;
+			this.ignoreExpectOrder = ignoreExpectOrder;
 			return this;
 		}
 
diff --git a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/client/MockRestServiceServerTests.java b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/client/MockRestServiceServerTests.java
index ac0de446990..ddf8b26fdb1 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/client/MockRestServiceServerTests.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/web/client/MockRestServiceServerTests.java
@@ -54,6 +54,28 @@ public class MockRestServiceServerTests {
 		server.verify();
 	}
 
+	@Test(expected = AssertionError.class)
+	public void exactExpectOrder() throws Exception {
+		MockRestServiceServer server = MockRestServiceServer.bindTo(this.restTemplate)
+				.ignoreExpectOrder(false).build();
+
+		server.expect(requestTo("/foo")).andRespond(withSuccess());
+		server.expect(requestTo("/bar")).andRespond(withSuccess());
+		this.restTemplate.getForObject("/bar", Void.class);
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void ignoreExpectOrder() throws Exception {
+		MockRestServiceServer server = MockRestServiceServer.bindTo(this.restTemplate)
+				.ignoreExpectOrder(true).build();
+
+		server.expect(requestTo("/foo")).andRespond(withSuccess());
+		server.expect(requestTo("/bar")).andRespond(withSuccess());
+		this.restTemplate.getForObject("/bar", Void.class);
+		this.restTemplate.getForObject("/foo", Void.class);
+		server.verify();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void resetAndReuseServer() throws Exception {
 		MockRestServiceServer server = MockRestServiceServer.bindTo(this.restTemplate).build();