diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/JobLauncherApplicationRunner.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/JobLauncherApplicationRunner.java
index c8fd079f235..bc2e129f2e3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/JobLauncherApplicationRunner.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/JobLauncherApplicationRunner.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import org.springframework.batch.core.converter.DefaultJobParametersConverter;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.converter.JobParametersConverter;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.explore.JobExplorer;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.launch.JobLauncher;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.launch.NoSuchJobException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.repository.JobExecutionAlreadyRunningException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.repository.JobInstanceAlreadyCompleteException;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.repository.JobRepository;
@@ -65,6 +64,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @author Jean-Pierre Bergamin
  * @author Mahmoud Ben Hassine
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
+ * @author Akshay Dubey
  * @since 2.3.0
  */
 public class JobLauncherApplicationRunner
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ public class JobLauncherApplicationRunner
 		if (this.jobs.size() > 1 && !StringUtils.hasText(this.jobName)) {
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Job name must be specified in case of multiple jobs");
 		}
+		if (StringUtils.hasText(this.jobName)) {
+			if (!isLocalJob(this.jobName) && !isRegisteredJob(this.jobName)) {
+				throw new IllegalArgumentException("No job found with name '" + this.jobName + "'");
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Deprecated(since = "3.0.10", forRemoval = true)
@@ -173,6 +178,14 @@ public class JobLauncherApplicationRunner
 		executeRegisteredJobs(jobParameters);
 	}
 
+	private boolean isLocalJob(String jobName) {
+		return this.jobs.stream().anyMatch((job) -> job.getName().equals(jobName));
+	}
+
+	private boolean isRegisteredJob(String jobName) {
+		return this.jobRegistry != null && this.jobRegistry.getJobNames().contains(jobName);
+	}
+
 	private void executeLocalJobs(JobParameters jobParameters) throws JobExecutionException {
 		for (Job job : this.jobs) {
 			if (StringUtils.hasText(this.jobName)) {
@@ -187,14 +200,9 @@ public class JobLauncherApplicationRunner
 
 	private void executeRegisteredJobs(JobParameters jobParameters) throws JobExecutionException {
 		if (this.jobRegistry != null && StringUtils.hasText(this.jobName)) {
-			try {
+			if (!isLocalJob(this.jobName)) {
 				Job job = this.jobRegistry.getJob(this.jobName);
-				if (!this.jobs.contains(job)) {
-					execute(job, jobParameters);
-				}
-			}
-			catch (NoSuchJobException ex) {
-				logger.debug(LogMessage.format("No job found in registry for job name: %s", this.jobName));
+				execute(job, jobParameters);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/BatchAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/BatchAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 60e8c7d5dca..6731d59f3ff 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/BatchAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/BatchAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.batch;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 
@@ -80,6 +81,8 @@ import org.springframework.transaction.PlatformTransactionManager;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatExceptionOfType;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalArgumentException;
+import static org.mockito.BDDMockito.given;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 
 /**
@@ -400,6 +403,53 @@ class BatchAutoConfigurationTests {
 				.hasBean("customInitializer"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void whenTheUserDefinesAJobNameAsJobInstanceValidates() {
+		JobLauncherApplicationRunner runner = createInstance("another");
+		runner.setJobs(Collections.singletonList(mockJob("test")));
+		runner.setJobName("test");
+		runner.afterPropertiesSet();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void whenTheUserDefinesAJobNameAsRegisteredJobValidates() {
+		JobLauncherApplicationRunner runner = createInstance("test");
+		runner.setJobName("test");
+		runner.afterPropertiesSet();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void whenTheUserDefinesAJobNameThatDoesNotExistWithJobInstancesFailsFast() {
+		JobLauncherApplicationRunner runner = createInstance();
+		runner.setJobs(Arrays.asList(mockJob("one"), mockJob("two")));
+		runner.setJobName("three");
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(runner::afterPropertiesSet)
+			.withMessage("No job found with name 'three'");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void whenTheUserDefinesAJobNameThatDoesNotExistWithRegisteredJobFailsFast() {
+		JobLauncherApplicationRunner runner = createInstance("one", "two");
+		runner.setJobName("three");
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(runner::afterPropertiesSet)
+			.withMessage("No job found with name 'three'");
+	}
+
+	private JobLauncherApplicationRunner createInstance(String... registeredJobNames) {
+		JobLauncherApplicationRunner runner = new JobLauncherApplicationRunner(mock(JobLauncher.class),
+				mock(JobExplorer.class), mock(JobRepository.class));
+		JobRegistry jobRegistry = mock(JobRegistry.class);
+		given(jobRegistry.getJobNames()).willReturn(Arrays.asList(registeredJobNames));
+		runner.setJobRegistry(jobRegistry);
+		return runner;
+	}
+
+	private Job mockJob(String name) {
+		Job job = mock(Job.class);
+		given(job.getName()).willReturn(name);
+		return job;
+	}
+
 	@Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
 	protected static class BatchDataSourceConfiguration {