diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/AutoConfigure.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/AutoConfigure.java
index 5c0ef18af..879338ce5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/AutoConfigure.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/AutoConfigure.java
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@ package io.ebean.config;
 public interface AutoConfigure {
 
   /**
-   * Provide some configuration the ServerConfig prior to server creation.
-   * <p>
-   * Return true if the autoConfiguration applies to this ServerConfig.
+   * Perform configuration for the ServerConfig prior to properties load.
    */
-  void configure(ServerConfig serverConfig);
+  void preConfigure(ServerConfig serverConfig);
+
+  /**
+   * Provide some configuration the ServerConfig prior to server creation but after properties have been applied.
+   */
+  void postConfigure(ServerConfig serverConfig);
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/ServerConfig.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/ServerConfig.java
index f4b59039c..28728cd22 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/ServerConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/ServerConfig.java
@@ -2650,19 +2650,24 @@ public class ServerConfig {
    * Load the settings from the given properties
    */
   private void configureFromProperties() {
-    autoConfiguration();
-    PropertiesWrapper p = new PropertiesWrapper("ebean", name, properties, classLoadConfig);
-    loadSettings(p);
+    List<AutoConfigure> autoConfigures = autoConfiguration();
+    loadSettings(new PropertiesWrapper("ebean", name, properties, classLoadConfig));
+    for (AutoConfigure autoConfigure : autoConfigures) {
+      autoConfigure.postConfigure(this);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
    * Use a 'plugin' to provide automatic configuration. Intended for automatic testing
    * configuration with Docker containers via ebean-test-config.
    */
-  private void autoConfiguration() {
+  private List<AutoConfigure> autoConfiguration() {
+    List<AutoConfigure> list = new ArrayList<>();
     for (AutoConfigure autoConfigure : serviceLoad(AutoConfigure.class)) {
-      autoConfigure.configure(this);
+      autoConfigure.preConfigure(this);
+      list.add(autoConfigure);
     }
+    return list;
   }
 
   /**