diff --git a/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.java b/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.java
index f417b4d47af..4a787866287 100644
--- a/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean.java
@@ -418,10 +418,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractEntityManagerFactoryBean implements
 					String message = ex.getMessage();
 					String causeString = cause.toString();
 					if (!message.endsWith(causeString)) {
-						throw new PersistenceException(message + "; nested exception is " + causeString, cause);
+						ex = new PersistenceException(message + "; nested exception is " + causeString, cause);
 					}
 				}
 			}
+			if (logger.isErrorEnabled()) {
+				logger.error("Failed to initialize JPA EntityManagerFactory: " + ex.getMessage());
+			}
 			throw ex;
 		}