diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 6cb092c9b..b0f7f82d5 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ scalacOptions += "-target:jvm-1.6"
 
 libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
     "org.scala-lang" % "scala-reflect" % scalaVersion.value,
-    "com.fasterxml.jackson.core" % "jackson-core" % "2.6.4",
-    "com.fasterxml.jackson.core" % "jackson-annotations" % "2.6.4",
-    "com.fasterxml.jackson.core" % "jackson-databind" % "2.6.4",
-    "com.fasterxml.jackson.module" % "jackson-module-paranamer" % "2.6.4",
+    "com.fasterxml.jackson.core" % "jackson-core" % "2.6.5",
+    "com.fasterxml.jackson.core" % "jackson-annotations" % "2.6.5",
+    "com.fasterxml.jackson.core" % "jackson-databind" % "2.6.5",
+    "com.fasterxml.jackson.module" % "jackson-module-paranamer" % "2.6.5",
     // test dependencies
-    "com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype" % "jackson-datatype-joda" % "2.6.4" % "test",
-    "com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype" % "jackson-datatype-guava" % "2.6.4" % "test",
-    "com.fasterxml.jackson.module" % "jackson-module-jsonSchema" % "2.6.4" % "test",
+    "com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype" % "jackson-datatype-joda" % "2.6.5" % "test",
+    "com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype" % "jackson-datatype-guava" % "2.6.5" % "test",
+    "com.fasterxml.jackson.module" % "jackson-module-jsonSchema" % "2.6.5" % "test",
     "org.scalatest" %% "scalatest" % "2.2.1" % "test",
     "junit" % "junit" % "4.11" % "test"
 )
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/scala/introspect/ScalaAnnotationIntrospectorModule.scala b/src/main/scala/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/scala/introspect/ScalaAnnotationIntrospectorModule.scala
index b727e1695..32a6c9c31 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/scala/introspect/ScalaAnnotationIntrospectorModule.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/scala/introspect/ScalaAnnotationIntrospectorModule.scala
@@ -91,9 +91,14 @@ object ScalaAnnotationIntrospector extends NopAnnotationIntrospector
     }
   }
 
-  override def findCreatorBinding(a: Annotated): JsonCreator.Mode =
-    if (isScala(a) && hasCreatorAnnotation(a)) JsonCreator.Mode.PROPERTIES else null
-
+  override def findCreatorBinding(a: Annotated): JsonCreator.Mode = {
+    val ann = _findAnnotation(a, classOf[JsonCreator])
+    if (ann != null) {
+      ann.mode()
+    } else if (isScala(a) && hasCreatorAnnotation(a)) {
+      JsonCreator.Mode.PROPERTIES
+    } else null
+  }
 }
 
 trait ScalaAnnotationIntrospectorModule extends JacksonModule {
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/scala/deser/UserOfValueHolder.java b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/scala/deser/UserOfValueHolder.java
deleted file mode 100755
index 47a5c6252..000000000
--- a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/scala/deser/UserOfValueHolder.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-package com.fasterxml.jackson.module.scala.deser;
-
-public class UserOfValueHolder {
-
-    private ValueHolder valueHolder;
-
-    public UserOfValueHolder() {
-    }
-
-    public ValueHolder getValueHolder() {
-        return valueHolder;
-    }
-
-    public void setValueHolder(ValueHolder valueHolder) {
-        this.valueHolder = valueHolder;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/scala/deser/ValueHolder.java b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/scala/deser/ValueHolder.java
index ca4dbe0d6..f59ec5f2e 100755
--- a/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/scala/deser/ValueHolder.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/scala/deser/ValueHolder.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonCreator;
 
 public class ValueHolder {
-
     public final long internalValue;
 
     private ValueHolder(long internalValue) {
@@ -14,5 +13,4 @@ private ValueHolder(long internalValue) {
     public static ValueHolder parse(String value) {
         return new ValueHolder(Long.parseLong(value));
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/test/scala/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/scala/deser/CreatorTest.scala b/src/test/scala/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/scala/deser/CreatorTest.scala
index 4b3df30ed..0fb827005 100755
--- a/src/test/scala/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/scala/deser/CreatorTest.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/scala/deser/CreatorTest.scala
@@ -48,16 +48,16 @@ class CreatorTest extends DeserializationFixture {
   }
 
   it should "work with static method creator" in { f =>
-    val json = """{"valueHolder": "2"}"""
+    val json = "\"2\""
 
     val regularObjectMapper = new ObjectMapper()
 
     // Using regular objectMapper
-    val bean1 = regularObjectMapper.readValue(json, classOf[UserOfValueHolder])
-    bean1.getValueHolder.internalValue shouldEqual 2L
+    val v1 = regularObjectMapper.readValue(json, classOf[ValueHolder])
+    v1.internalValue shouldEqual 2L
 
     // Using objectMapper with DefaultScalaModule
-    val bean2 = f.readValue[UserOfValueHolder](json)
-    bean2.getValueHolder.internalValue shouldEqual 2L
+    val v2 = f.readValue[ValueHolder](json)
+    v2.internalValue shouldEqual 2L
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/scala/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/scala/ser/CaseClassSerializerTest.scala b/src/test/scala/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/scala/ser/CaseClassSerializerTest.scala
index 17fe8ed37..4b59dc264 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/scala/ser/CaseClassSerializerTest.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/scala/ser/CaseClassSerializerTest.scala
@@ -106,7 +106,10 @@ class CaseClassSerializerTest extends SerializerTest {
   }
 
   it should "serialize a case class with unicode name properties" in {
-    serialize(UnicodeNameCaseClass(23, "the name of this")) should equal( """{"name":"the name of this","winning-id":23}""")
+    serialize(UnicodeNameCaseClass(23, "the name of this")) should (
+      equal( """{"name":"the name of this","winning-id":23}""") or
+      equal( """{"winning-id":23,"name":"the name of this"}""")
+    )
   }
 
   it should "seralize a generic case class" in {