diff --git a/src/main/java/com/netflix/governator/annotations/Configuration.java b/src/main/java/com/netflix/governator/annotations/Configuration.java
index 67d26584..d675895b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/netflix/governator/annotations/Configuration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/netflix/governator/annotations/Configuration.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     /**
      * @return name/key of the config to assign
      */
-    String      value();
+    String      value() default "";
 
     /**
      * @return user displayable description of this configuration
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/netflix/governator/configuration/SystemConfigurationProvider.java b/src/main/java/com/netflix/governator/configuration/SystemConfigurationProvider.java
index 14e5ab8d..69886dc3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/netflix/governator/configuration/SystemConfigurationProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/netflix/governator/configuration/SystemConfigurationProvider.java
@@ -16,18 +16,15 @@
 
 package com.netflix.governator.configuration;
 
-import com.google.common.base.Supplier;
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
-import java.util.Date;
+
 import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
  * ConfigurationProvider backed by the system properties
  */
-public class SystemConfigurationProvider implements ConfigurationProvider
+public class SystemConfigurationProvider extends PropertiesConfigurationProvider implements ConfigurationProvider
 {
-    private final Map<String, String> variableValues;
-
     public SystemConfigurationProvider()
     {
         this(Maps.<String, String>newHashMap());
@@ -35,120 +32,6 @@ public SystemConfigurationProvider()
 
     public SystemConfigurationProvider(Map<String, String> variableValues)
     {
-        this.variableValues = Maps.newHashMap(variableValues);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Change a variable value
-     *
-     * @param name  name
-     * @param value value
-     */
-    public void setVariable(String name, String value)
-    {
-        variableValues.put(name, value);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean has(ConfigurationKey key)
-    {
-        return System.getProperty(key.getKey(variableValues), null) != null;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Supplier<Boolean> getBooleanSupplier(final ConfigurationKey key, final Boolean defaultValue)
-    {
-        return new Supplier<Boolean>()
-        {
-            @Override
-            public Boolean get()
-            {
-                Boolean value = Boolean.getBoolean(System.getProperty(key.getKey(variableValues)));
-                if ( value == null )
-                {
-                    return defaultValue;
-                }
-                return value;
-            }
-        };
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Supplier<Integer> getIntegerSupplier(final ConfigurationKey key, final Integer defaultValue)
-    {
-        return new Supplier<Integer>()
-        {
-            @Override
-            public Integer get()
-            {
-                Integer value = Integer.getInteger(System.getProperty(key.getKey(variableValues)));
-                if ( value == null )
-                {
-                    return defaultValue;
-                }
-                return value;
-            }
-        };
+        super(System.getProperties(), variableValues);
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public Supplier<Long> getLongSupplier(final ConfigurationKey key, final Long defaultValue)
-    {
-        return new Supplier<Long>()
-        {
-            @Override
-            public Long get()
-            {
-                Long value = Long.getLong(System.getProperty(key.getKey(variableValues)));
-                if ( value == null )
-                {
-                    return defaultValue;
-                }
-                return value;
-            }
-        };
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Supplier<Double> getDoubleSupplier(final ConfigurationKey key, final Double defaultValue)
-    {
-        return new Supplier<Double>()
-        {
-            @Override
-            public Double get()
-            {
-                Double value = Double.parseDouble(System.getProperty(key.getKey(variableValues)));
-                if ( value == null )
-                {
-                    return defaultValue;
-                }
-                return value;
-            }
-        };
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Supplier<String> getStringSupplier(final ConfigurationKey key, final String defaultValue)
-    {
-        return new Supplier<String>()
-        {
-            @Override
-            public String get()
-            {
-                String value = System.getProperty(key.getKey(variableValues));
-                if ( value == null )
-                {
-                    return defaultValue;
-                }
-                return value;
-            }
-        };
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Supplier<Date> getDateSupplier(ConfigurationKey key, Date defaultValue)
-    {
-        return new DateWithDefaultSupplier(getStringSupplier(key, null), defaultValue);
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/netflix/governator/lifecycle/ConfigurationProcessor.java b/src/main/java/com/netflix/governator/lifecycle/ConfigurationProcessor.java
index 128a44c9..21323bb9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/netflix/governator/lifecycle/ConfigurationProcessor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/netflix/governator/lifecycle/ConfigurationProcessor.java
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ void assignConfiguration(Object obj, Field field) throws Exception
     {
         Configuration configuration = field.getAnnotation(Configuration.class);
         String configurationName = configuration.value();
+
+        if (configurationName.equals("") || configurationName.endsWith(".")) {
+            configurationName += field.getName();
+        }
+
         ConfigurationKey key = new ConfigurationKey(configurationName, KeyParser.parse(configurationName));
 
         Object value = null;
@@ -84,12 +89,12 @@ void assignConfiguration(Object obj, Field field) throws Exception
             }
             catch ( IllegalArgumentException e )
             {
-                ignoreTypeMismtachIfConfigured(configuration, configurationName, e);
+                ignoreTypeMismatchIfConfigured(configuration, configurationName, e);
                 field = null;
             }
             catch ( ConversionException e )
             {
-                ignoreTypeMismtachIfConfigured(configuration, configurationName, e);
+                ignoreTypeMismatchIfConfigured(configuration, configurationName, e);
                 field = null;
             }
         }
@@ -162,7 +167,7 @@ else if ( Date.class.isAssignableFrom(type) )
         }
     }
 
-    private void ignoreTypeMismtachIfConfigured(Configuration configuration, String configurationName, Exception e)
+    private void ignoreTypeMismatchIfConfigured(Configuration configuration, String configurationName, Exception e)
     {
         if ( configuration.ignoreTypeMismatch() )
         {
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/netflix/governator/lifecycle/TestConfiguration.java b/src/test/java/com/netflix/governator/lifecycle/TestConfiguration.java
index 825fbb80..26182985 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/netflix/governator/lifecycle/TestConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/netflix/governator/lifecycle/TestConfiguration.java
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public void     testConfig() throws Exception
         properties.setProperty("test.d", "300.4");
         properties.setProperty("test.s", "a is a");
         properties.setProperty("test.dt", "1964-10-06");
+        properties.setProperty("test.auto", "bindByName");
 
         LifecycleManagerArguments   arguments = new LifecycleManagerArguments();
         arguments.getConfigurationProvider().add(new PropertiesConfigurationProvider(properties));
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ public void     testConfig() throws Exception
         Assert.assertEquals(obj.aLong, 200);
         Assert.assertEquals(obj.aDouble, 300.4);
         Assert.assertEquals(obj.aString, "a is a");
+        Assert.assertEquals(obj.auto, "bindByName");
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/netflix/governator/lifecycle/mocks/ObjectWithConfig.java b/src/test/java/com/netflix/governator/lifecycle/mocks/ObjectWithConfig.java
index ad8d0da1..e1fe1169 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/netflix/governator/lifecycle/mocks/ObjectWithConfig.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/netflix/governator/lifecycle/mocks/ObjectWithConfig.java
@@ -38,4 +38,7 @@ public class ObjectWithConfig
 
     @Configuration("test.dt")
     public Date aDate = null;
+
+    @Configuration("test.auto")
+    public String auto;
 }