diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/BeanDefinitionOverrideFailureAnalyzer.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/BeanDefinitionOverrideFailureAnalyzer.java
index 3664695ef9f..ca536fcc9a7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/BeanDefinitionOverrideFailureAnalyzer.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/BeanDefinitionOverrideFailureAnalyzer.java
@@ -42,11 +42,15 @@ class BeanDefinitionOverrideFailureAnalyzer extends AbstractFailureAnalyzer<Bean
 	private String getDescription(BeanDefinitionOverrideException ex) {
 		StringWriter description = new StringWriter();
 		PrintWriter printer = new PrintWriter(description);
-		printer.printf(
-				"The bean '%s', defined in %s, could not be registered. A bean with that "
-						+ "name has already been defined in %s and overriding is disabled.",
-				ex.getBeanName(), ex.getBeanDefinition().getResourceDescription(),
-				ex.getExistingDefinition().getResourceDescription());
+		printer.printf("The bean '%s'", ex.getBeanName());
+		if (ex.getBeanDefinition().getResourceDescription() != null) {
+			printer.printf(", defined in %s,", ex.getBeanDefinition().getResourceDescription());
+		}
+		printer.printf(" could not be registered. A bean with that name has already been defined ");
+		if (ex.getExistingDefinition().getResourceDescription() != null) {
+			printer.printf("in %s ", ex.getExistingDefinition().getResourceDescription());
+		}
+		printer.printf("and overriding is disabled.");
 		return description.toString();
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/BeanDefinitionOverrideFailureAnalyzerTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/BeanDefinitionOverrideFailureAnalyzerTests.java
index ed89c10482d..acbb2467de5 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/BeanDefinitionOverrideFailureAnalyzerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/BeanDefinitionOverrideFailureAnalyzerTests.java
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@
 
 package org.springframework.boot.diagnostics.analyzer;
 
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionOverrideException;
 import org.springframework.boot.diagnostics.FailureAnalysis;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextInitializer;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
@@ -43,6 +46,18 @@ public class BeanDefinitionOverrideFailureAnalyzerTests {
 		assertThat(description).contains(FirstConfiguration.class.getName());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void analyzeBeanDefinitionOverrideExceptionWithDefinitionsWithNoResourceDescription() {
+		FailureAnalysis analysis = performAnalysis((context) -> {
+			context.registerBean("testBean", String.class, (Supplier<String>) String::new);
+			context.registerBean("testBean", String.class, (Supplier<String>) String::new);
+		});
+		String description = analysis.getDescription();
+		assertThat(description)
+				.isEqualTo("The bean 'testBean' could not be registered. A bean with that name has already"
+						+ " been defined and overriding is disabled.");
+	}
+
 	private FailureAnalysis performAnalysis(Class<?> configuration) {
 		BeanDefinitionOverrideException failure = createFailure(configuration);
 		assertThat(failure).isNotNull();
@@ -63,6 +78,28 @@ public class BeanDefinitionOverrideFailureAnalyzerTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private FailureAnalysis performAnalysis(
+			ApplicationContextInitializer<AnnotationConfigApplicationContext> initializer) {
+		BeanDefinitionOverrideException failure = createFailure(initializer);
+		assertThat(failure).isNotNull();
+		return new BeanDefinitionOverrideFailureAnalyzer().analyze(failure);
+	}
+
+	private BeanDefinitionOverrideException createFailure(
+			ApplicationContextInitializer<AnnotationConfigApplicationContext> initializer) {
+		try {
+			AnnotationConfigApplicationContext context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
+			context.setAllowBeanDefinitionOverriding(false);
+			initializer.initialize(context);
+			context.refresh();
+			context.close();
+			return null;
+		}
+		catch (BeanDefinitionOverrideException ex) {
+			return ex;
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Configuration
 	@Import({ FirstConfiguration.class, SecondConfiguration.class })
 	static class BeanOverrideConfiguration {