diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceBeanCreationFailureAnalyzer.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceBeanCreationFailureAnalyzer.java
index 38fdda176c5..5415ffef1a1 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceBeanCreationFailureAnalyzer.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceBeanCreationFailureAnalyzer.java
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ class DataSourceBeanCreationFailureAnalyzer
 
 	private String getDescription(DataSourceBeanCreationException cause) {
 		StringBuilder description = new StringBuilder();
-		description.append("Failed to auto-configure a DataSource: ");
-		if (!this.environment.containsProperty("spring.datasource.url")) {
-			description.append("'spring.datasource.url' is not specified and ");
+		description.append("Failed to configure a DataSource: ");
+		if (!StringUtils.hasText(cause.getProperties().getUrl())) {
+			description.append("'url' attribute is not specified and ");
 		}
 		description.append(
-				String.format("no embedded datasource could be auto-configured.%n"));
+				String.format("no embedded datasource could be configured.%n"));
 		description.append(String.format("%nReason: %s%n", cause.getMessage()));
 		return description.toString();
 	}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceProperties.java
index c71ae005729..27767dfe8c8 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceProperties.java
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public class DataSourceProperties implements BeanClassLoaderAware, InitializingB
 		if (!StringUtils.hasText(driverClassName)) {
 			throw new DataSourceBeanCreationException(
 					"Failed to determine a suitable driver class",
-					this.embeddedDatabaseConnection);
+					this, this.embeddedDatabaseConnection);
 		}
 		return driverClassName;
 	}
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ public class DataSourceProperties implements BeanClassLoaderAware, InitializingB
 		if (!StringUtils.hasText(url)) {
 			throw new DataSourceBeanCreationException(
 					"Failed to determine suitable jdbc url",
-					this.embeddedDatabaseConnection);
+					this, this.embeddedDatabaseConnection);
 		}
 		return url;
 	}
@@ -513,14 +513,21 @@ public class DataSourceProperties implements BeanClassLoaderAware, InitializingB
 
 	static class DataSourceBeanCreationException extends BeanCreationException {
 
+		private final DataSourceProperties properties;
+
 		private final EmbeddedDatabaseConnection connection;
 
-		DataSourceBeanCreationException(String message,
+		DataSourceBeanCreationException(String message, DataSourceProperties properties,
 				EmbeddedDatabaseConnection connection) {
 			super(message);
+			this.properties = properties;
 			this.connection = connection;
 		}
 
+		public DataSourceProperties getProperties() {
+			return this.properties;
+		}
+
 		public EmbeddedDatabaseConnection getConnection() {
 			return this.connection;
 		}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceBeanCreationFailureAnalyzerTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceBeanCreationFailureAnalyzerTests.java
index 6422dd98353..9bea0d17042 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceBeanCreationFailureAnalyzerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceBeanCreationFailureAnalyzerTests.java
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ public class DataSourceBeanCreationFailureAnalyzerTests {
 	public void failureAnalysisIsPerformed() {
 		FailureAnalysis failureAnalysis = performAnalysis(TestConfiguration.class);
 		assertThat(failureAnalysis.getDescription()).contains(
-				"'spring.datasource.url' is not specified",
-				"no embedded datasource could be auto-configured",
+				"'url' attribute is not specified",
+				"no embedded datasource could be configured",
 				"Failed to determine a suitable driver class");
 		assertThat(failureAnalysis.getAction()).contains(
 				"If you want an embedded database (H2, HSQL or Derby), please put it on the classpath",