diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/BeanNotOfRequiredTypeException.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/BeanNotOfRequiredTypeException.java
index bd6d33fbc414bf8d5ba0e7731d575aca62bccabe..6f98f43539161db93740741cb825d07672dec8f2 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/BeanNotOfRequiredTypeException.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/BeanNotOfRequiredTypeException.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2016 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ public class BeanNotOfRequiredTypeException extends BeansException {
 	 * the expected type
 	 */
 	public BeanNotOfRequiredTypeException(String beanName, Class<?> requiredType, Class<?> actualType) {
-		super("Bean named '" + beanName + "' must be of type [" + requiredType.getName() +
-				"], but was actually of type [" + actualType.getName() + "]");
+		super("Bean named '" + beanName + "' is expected to be of type [" + requiredType.getName() +
+				"] but was actually of type [" + actualType.getName() + "]");
 		this.beanName = beanName;
 		this.requiredType = requiredType;
 		this.actualType = actualType;
diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/ConstructorResolver.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/ConstructorResolver.java
index d2e486c86d0e1f0a5973bf54c725453855379eba..5a1cfed14912dc74604582650fd0104c42f1bc9e 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/ConstructorResolver.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/ConstructorResolver.java
@@ -609,8 +609,8 @@ class ConstructorResolver {
 	private int resolveConstructorArguments(String beanName, RootBeanDefinition mbd, BeanWrapper bw,
 			ConstructorArgumentValues cargs, ConstructorArgumentValues resolvedValues) {
 
-		TypeConverter converter = (this.beanFactory.getCustomTypeConverter() != null ?
-				this.beanFactory.getCustomTypeConverter() : bw);
+		TypeConverter customConverter = this.beanFactory.getCustomTypeConverter();
+		TypeConverter converter = (customConverter != null ? customConverter : bw);
 		BeanDefinitionValueResolver valueResolver =
 				new BeanDefinitionValueResolver(this.beanFactory, beanName, mbd, converter);
 
@@ -665,8 +665,8 @@ class ConstructorResolver {
 			BeanWrapper bw, Class<?>[] paramTypes, String[] paramNames, Executable executable,
 			boolean autowiring) throws UnsatisfiedDependencyException {
 
-		TypeConverter converter = (this.beanFactory.getCustomTypeConverter() != null ?
-				this.beanFactory.getCustomTypeConverter() : bw);
+		TypeConverter customConverter = this.beanFactory.getCustomTypeConverter();
+		TypeConverter converter = (customConverter != null ? customConverter : bw);
 
 		ArgumentsHolder args = new ArgumentsHolder(paramTypes.length);
 		Set<ConstructorArgumentValues.ValueHolder> usedValueHolders =
@@ -769,11 +769,12 @@ class ConstructorResolver {
 	private Object[] resolvePreparedArguments(
 			String beanName, RootBeanDefinition mbd, BeanWrapper bw, Executable executable, Object[] argsToResolve) {
 
-		Class<?>[] paramTypes = executable.getParameterTypes();
-		TypeConverter converter = (this.beanFactory.getCustomTypeConverter() != null ?
-				this.beanFactory.getCustomTypeConverter() : bw);
+		TypeConverter customConverter = this.beanFactory.getCustomTypeConverter();
+		TypeConverter converter = (customConverter != null ? customConverter : bw);
 		BeanDefinitionValueResolver valueResolver =
 				new BeanDefinitionValueResolver(this.beanFactory, beanName, mbd, converter);
+		Class<?>[] paramTypes = executable.getParameterTypes();
+
 		Object[] resolvedArgs = new Object[argsToResolve.length];
 		for (int argIndex = 0; argIndex < argsToResolve.length; argIndex++) {
 			Object argValue = argsToResolve[argIndex];