diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/h2/H2ConsoleAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/h2/H2ConsoleAutoConfiguration.java
index c857d486fcd..60174667fbe 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/h2/H2ConsoleAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/h2/H2ConsoleAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.h2;
 
 import java.sql.Connection;
-import java.sql.SQLException;
 
 import javax.sql.DataSource;
 
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ public class H2ConsoleAutoConfiguration {
 				logger.info("H2 console available at '" + path + "'. Database available at '"
 						+ connection.getMetaData().getURL() + "'");
 			}
-			catch (SQLException ex) {
+			catch (Exception ex) {
 				// Continue
 			}
 		});
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/h2/H2ConsoleAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/h2/H2ConsoleAutoConfigurationTests.java
index dd8a06feb15..6d9b2d90c72 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/h2/H2ConsoleAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/h2/H2ConsoleAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.h2;
 
 import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
 
 import javax.sql.DataSource;
 
@@ -31,8 +32,12 @@ import org.springframework.boot.test.context.runner.WebApplicationContextRunner;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.system.CapturedOutput;
 import org.springframework.boot.test.system.OutputCaptureExtension;
 import org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.ServletRegistrationBean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.BDDMockito.given;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 
 /**
  * Tests for {@link H2ConsoleAutoConfiguration}
@@ -40,6 +45,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  * @author Andy Wilkinson
  * @author Marten Deinum
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
+ * @author Shraddha Yeole
  */
 class H2ConsoleAutoConfigurationTests {
 
@@ -117,4 +123,23 @@ class H2ConsoleAutoConfigurationTests {
 				});
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void h2ConsoleShouldNotFailIfDatabaseConnectionFails() {
+		this.contextRunner.withUserConfiguration(CustomDataSourceConfiguration.class)
+				.withPropertyValues("spring.h2.console.enabled=true")
+				.run((context) -> assertThat(context.isRunning()).isTrue());
+	}
+
+	@Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
+	static class CustomDataSourceConfiguration {
+
+		@Bean
+		DataSource dataSource() throws SQLException {
+			DataSource dataSource = mock(DataSource.class);
+			given(dataSource.getConnection()).willThrow(IllegalStateException.class);
+			return dataSource;
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }