diff --git a/spring-boot/pom.xml b/spring-boot/pom.xml
index 0c944a69f1..2eefd2e0d5 100644
--- a/spring-boot/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot/pom.xml
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@
 			<artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-			<artifactId>slf4j-jdk14</artifactId>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/initializer/ContextIdApplicationContextInitializer.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/initializer/ContextIdApplicationContextInitializer.java
index a33b1e2c22..dcdda3fd82 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/initializer/ContextIdApplicationContextInitializer.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/initializer/ContextIdApplicationContextInitializer.java
@@ -49,15 +49,22 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 public class ContextIdApplicationContextInitializer implements
 		ApplicationContextInitializer<ConfigurableApplicationContext>, Ordered {
 
-	private String name;
+	/**
+	 * Placeholder pattern to resolve for application name
+	 */
+	private static final String NAME_PATTERN = "${vcap.application.name:${spring.application.name:${spring.config.name:application}}}";
 
-	private int index = -1;
+	/**
+	 * Placeholder pattern to resolve for application index
+	 */
+	private static final String INDEX_PATTERN = "${vcap.application.instance_index:${spring.application.index:${server.port:${PORT:null}}}}";
+
+	private String name;
 
 	private int order = Integer.MAX_VALUE - 10;
 
 	public ContextIdApplicationContextInitializer() {
-		this("${spring.application.name:${vcap.application.name:"
-				+ "${spring.config.name:application}}}");
+		this(NAME_PATTERN);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -83,11 +90,8 @@ public class ContextIdApplicationContextInitializer implements
 
 	private String getApplicationId(ConfigurableEnvironment environment) {
 		String name = environment.resolvePlaceholders(this.name);
-		int index = environment.getProperty("PORT", Integer.class, this.index);
-		index = environment.getProperty("vcap.application.instance_index", Integer.class,
-				index);
-		index = environment.getProperty("spring.application.index", Integer.class, index);
-		if (index >= 0) {
+		String index = environment.resolvePlaceholders(INDEX_PATTERN);
+		if (!"null".equals(index)) {
 			return name + ":" + index;
 		}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplicationTests.java b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplicationTests.java
index dce0a7ba16..5c9a06df24 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplicationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplicationTests.java
@@ -121,6 +121,14 @@ public class SpringApplicationTests {
 		verify(application).printBanner();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void customId() throws Exception {
+		SpringApplication application = new SpringApplication(ExampleConfig.class);
+		application.setWebEnvironment(false);
+		this.context = application.run("--spring.application.name=foo");
+		assertEquals("foo", this.context.getId());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void specificApplicationContextClass() throws Exception {
 		SpringApplication application = new SpringApplication(ExampleConfig.class);
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/initializer/ContextIdApplicationContextInitializerTests.java b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/initializer/ContextIdApplicationContextInitializerTests.java
index 89dc5366b5..daf1e3ceba 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/initializer/ContextIdApplicationContextInitializerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/initializer/ContextIdApplicationContextInitializerTests.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.boot.context.initializer;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.boot.TestUtils;
-import org.springframework.boot.context.initializer.ContextIdApplicationContextInitializer;
 import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
 
@@ -70,11 +69,10 @@ public class ContextIdApplicationContextInitializerTests {
 	public void testExplicitName() {
 		ConfigurableApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
 		TestUtils.addEnviroment(context, "spring.application.name:spam",
-				"spring.config.name:foo", "PORT:8080",
-				"vcap.application.application_name:bar",
+				"spring.config.name:foo", "PORT:8080", "vcap.application.name:bar",
 				"vcap.application.instance_index:2");
 		this.initializer.initialize(context);
-		assertEquals("spam:2", context.getId());
+		assertEquals("bar:2", context.getId());
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml b/spring-boot/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85ea91eb53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot/src/test/resources/logback-test.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<configuration>
+	<property name="LOG_PATTERN" value="[%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS}] spring - ${PID:-????} %5p [%t] --- %c{1}: %m%n"/>
+	<property name="LOG_FILE" value="${LOG_FILE:-${LOG_PATH:-/tmp/logs/service.log}}"/>
+	<appender name="CONSOLE" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+		<encoder>
+			<pattern>${LOG_PATTERN}</pattern>
+		</encoder>
+	</appender>
+	<logger name="org.springframework.boot.context.annotation" level="TRACE" />
+	<logger name="org.springframework.boot.context.initializer" level="TRACE" />
+	<logger name="org.springframework.boot.config" level="TRACE" />
+	<logger name="org.thymeleaf" level="TRACE" />
+	<root level="INFO">
+		<appender-ref ref="CONSOLE" />
+	</root>
+</configuration>