diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java
index 3327cd133..8b2dc60e3 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ public final class DefaultServer implements SpiServer, SpiEbeanServer {
     }
     if (!query.isRawSql()) {
       query.setDefaultRawSqlIfRequired();
-      if (query.isAutoTunable() && !autoTuneService.tuneQuery(query)) {
+      if (!query.isAutoTunable() || !autoTuneService.tuneQuery(query)) {
         // use deployment FetchType.LAZY/EAGER annotations
         // to define the 'default' select clause
         query.setDefaultSelectClause();
diff --git a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java
index 06930f128..081ae5d77 100644
--- a/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java
+++ b/ebean-core/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanDescriptor.java
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public class BeanDescriptor<T> implements BeanType<T>, STreeType, SpiBeanType {
     this.partitionMeta = deploy.getPartitionMeta();
     this.tablespaceMeta = deploy.getTablespaceMeta();
     this.storageEngine = deploy.getStorageEngine();
-    this.autoTunable = beanFinder == null && (entityType == EntityType.ORM || entityType == EntityType.VIEW);
+    this.autoTunable = entityType == EntityType.ORM || entityType == EntityType.VIEW;
     // helper object used to derive lists of properties
     DeployBeanPropertyLists listHelper = new DeployBeanPropertyLists(owner, this, deploy);
     this.softDeleteProperty = listHelper.getSoftDeleteProperty();
diff --git a/ebean-test/src/test/java/io/ebean/xtest/plugin/SpiServerTest.java b/ebean-test/src/test/java/io/ebean/xtest/plugin/SpiServerTest.java
index e5669c2dc..7fdc4b859 100644
--- a/ebean-test/src/test/java/io/ebean/xtest/plugin/SpiServerTest.java
+++ b/ebean-test/src/test/java/io/ebean/xtest/plugin/SpiServerTest.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class SpiServerTest extends BaseTestCase {
     BeanType<Customer> beanType = pluginApi.beanType(Customer.class);
     assertEquals("o_customer", beanType.baseTable());
     assertNotNull(pluginApi.databasePlatform());
-    assertNull(beanType.findController());
+    assertNotNull(beanType.findController());
     assertNotNull(beanType.persistController());
     assertNull(beanType.persistListener());
     assertNull(beanType.queryAdapter());
diff --git a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/model/basic/CustomerFindController.java b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/model/basic/CustomerFindController.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..996c80d9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/model/basic/CustomerFindController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package org.tests.model.basic;
+
+import io.ebean.bean.BeanCollection;
+import io.ebean.event.BeanFindController;
+import io.ebean.event.BeanQueryRequest;
+
+/**
+ * @author Noemi Praml, FOCONIS AG
+ */
+public class CustomerFindController implements BeanFindController  {
+  @Override
+  public boolean isRegisterFor(Class<?> cls) {
+    return Customer.class.isAssignableFrom(cls);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean isInterceptFind(BeanQueryRequest<?> request) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public <T> T find(BeanQueryRequest<T> request) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean isInterceptFindMany(BeanQueryRequest<?> request) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public <T> BeanCollection<T> findMany(BeanQueryRequest<T> request) {
+    return null;
+  }
+}