diff --git a/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/BrokerService.java b/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/BrokerService.java
index df27da1566..94cd81cda2 100644
--- a/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/BrokerService.java
+++ b/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/BrokerService.java
@@ -277,9 +277,14 @@ public class BrokerService implements Service {
             ClassLoader loader = BrokerService.class.getClassLoader();
             Class<?> clazz = loader.loadClass("org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider");
             Provider bouncycastle = (Provider) clazz.newInstance();
-            Security.insertProviderAt(bouncycastle,
-                Integer.getInteger("org.apache.activemq.broker.BouncyCastlePosition", 2));
-            LOG.info("Loaded the Bouncy Castle security provider.");
+            Integer bouncyCastlePosition = Integer.getInteger("org.apache.activemq.broker.BouncyCastlePosition");
+            int ret = 0;
+            if (bouncyCastlePosition != null) {
+                ret = Security.insertProviderAt(bouncycastle, bouncyCastlePosition);
+            } else {
+                ret = Security.addProvider(bouncycastle);
+            }
+            LOG.info("Loaded the Bouncy Castle security provider at position: " + ret);
         } catch(Throwable e) {
             // No BouncyCastle found so we use the default Java Security Provider
         }
diff --git a/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/bugs/AMQ2902Test.java b/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/bugs/AMQ2902Test.java
index 3c38186f8b..66ff094eb4 100644
--- a/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/bugs/AMQ2902Test.java
+++ b/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/bugs/AMQ2902Test.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class AMQ2902Test extends TestCase {
                 LOG.error("got event: " + event + ", ex:" + event.getThrowableInformation().getThrowable(), event.getThrowableInformation().getThrowable());
                 LOG.error("Event source: ", new Throwable("Here"));
             }
-            if( !"Loaded the Bouncy Castle security provider.".equals(event.getMessage()) ) {
+            if( !((String) event.getMessage()).startsWith("Loaded the Bouncy Castle security provider at position") ) {
                 if (event.getMDC("activemq.broker") == null) {
                     failedToFindMDC.set(Boolean.TRUE);
                 }