diff --git a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/web/server/ServerHttpSecurityTests.java b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/web/server/ServerHttpSecurityTests.java
index a993d53d01..8926888bdb 100644
--- a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/web/server/ServerHttpSecurityTests.java
+++ b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/web/server/ServerHttpSecurityTests.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.mockito.junit.MockitoJUnitRunner;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.ReactiveAuthenticationManager;
 import org.springframework.security.authentication.TestingAuthenticationToken;
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.web.reactive.ServerHttpSecurityConfigurationBuilder;
+import org.springframework.security.core.context.SecurityContext;
 import org.springframework.security.test.web.reactive.server.WebTestClientBuilder;
 import org.springframework.security.web.server.WebFilterChainProxy;
 import org.springframework.security.web.server.context.ServerSecurityContextRepository;
@@ -33,11 +34,12 @@ import org.springframework.test.web.reactive.server.EntityExchangeResult;
 import org.springframework.test.web.reactive.server.FluxExchangeResult;
 import org.springframework.test.web.reactive.server.WebTestClient;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
+import reactor.test.publisher.TestPublisher;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.BDDMockito.given;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyZeroInteractions;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 import static org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.ExchangeFilterFunctions.basicAuthentication;
 
 /**
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ public class ServerHttpSecurityTests {
 
 	@Test
 	public void defaults() {
+		TestPublisher<SecurityContext> securityContext = TestPublisher.create();
+		when(this.contextRepository.load(any())).thenReturn(securityContext.mono());
 		this.http.securityContextRepository(this.contextRepository);
 
 		WebTestClient client = buildClient();
@@ -73,7 +77,7 @@ public class ServerHttpSecurityTests {
 
 		assertThat(result.getResponseCookies()).isEmpty();
 		// there is no need to try and load the SecurityContext by default
-		verifyZeroInteractions(this.contextRepository);
+		securityContext.assertWasNotSubscribed();
 	}
 
 	@Test
diff --git a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/server/context/ReactorContextWebFilter.java b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/server/context/ReactorContextWebFilter.java
index 7db3bdf4b2..e4e95078b7 100644
--- a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/server/context/ReactorContextWebFilter.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/server/context/ReactorContextWebFilter.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class ReactorContextWebFilter implements WebFilter {
 	}
 
 	private Context withSecurityContext(Context mainContext, ServerWebExchange exchange) {
-		return mainContext.putAll(Mono.defer(() -> this.repository.load(exchange))
+		return mainContext.putAll(this.repository.load(exchange)
 			.as(ReactiveSecurityContextHolder::withSecurityContext));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/server/context/ReactorContextWebFilterTests.java b/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/server/context/ReactorContextWebFilterTests.java
index f3472a9b7f..ccf472e2f2 100644
--- a/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/server/context/ReactorContextWebFilterTests.java
+++ b/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/server/context/ReactorContextWebFilterTests.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.server.WebFilterChain;
 import org.springframework.web.server.handler.DefaultWebFilterChain;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 import reactor.test.StepVerifier;
+import reactor.test.publisher.TestPublisher;
 import reactor.util.context.Context;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ public class ReactorContextWebFilterTests {
 
 	private MockServerHttpRequest.BaseBuilder<?> exchange = MockServerHttpRequest.get("/");
 
+	private TestPublisher<SecurityContext> securityContext = TestPublisher.create();
+
 	private ReactorContextWebFilter filter;
 
 	private WebTestHandler handler;
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ public class ReactorContextWebFilterTests {
 	public void setup() {
 		this.filter = new ReactorContextWebFilter(this.repository);
 		this.handler = WebTestHandler.bindToWebFilters(this.filter);
+		when(this.repository.load(any())).thenReturn(this.securityContext.mono());
 	}
 
 	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@ public class ReactorContextWebFilterTests {
 	public void filterWhenNoPrincipalAccessThenNoInteractions() {
 		this.handler.exchange(this.exchange);
 
-		verifyZeroInteractions(this.repository);
+		this.securityContext.assertWasNotSubscribed();
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ public class ReactorContextWebFilterTests {
 
 		this.handler.exchange(this.exchange);
 
-		verifyZeroInteractions(this.repository);
+		this.securityContext.assertWasNotSubscribed();
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@ public class ReactorContextWebFilterTests {
 
 		WebTestHandler.WebHandlerResult result = this.handler.exchange(this.exchange);
 
-		verify(this.repository).load(any());
+		this.securityContext.assertWasNotSubscribed();
 	}
 
 	@Test