diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/ValueNodes.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/ValueNodes.java
index 3f459a8c..3d4a9a5d 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/ValueNodes.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/filter/ValueNodes.java
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ public interface ValueNodes {
         public ValueNode evaluate(Predicate.PredicateContext ctx) {
             if (isExistsCheck()) {
                 try {
-                    Configuration c = Configuration.builder().jsonProvider(ctx.configuration().jsonProvider()).options(Option.REQUIRE_PROPERTIES).build();
+                    Configuration c = Configuration.builder().jsonProvider(ctx.configuration().jsonProvider()).mappingProvider(ctx.configuration().mappingProvider()).options(Option.REQUIRE_PROPERTIES).build();
                     Object result = path.evaluate(ctx.item(), ctx.root(), c).getValue(false);
                     return result == JsonProvider.UNDEFINED ? FALSE : TRUE;
                 } catch (PathNotFoundException e) {