diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java
index 1a86b79e955..7ae3d5fb59e 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java
@@ -484,7 +484,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractApplicationContext extends DefaultResourceLoader
 			}
 
 			catch (BeansException ex) {
-				logger.warn("Exception encountered during context initialization - cancelling refresh attempt", ex);
+				if (logger.isWarnEnabled()) {
+					logger.warn("Exception encountered during context initialization - " +
+							"cancelling refresh attempt: " + ex);
+				}
 
 				// Destroy already created singletons to avoid dangling resources.
 				destroyBeans();
@@ -1182,7 +1185,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractApplicationContext extends DefaultResourceLoader
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean isRunning() {
-		return getLifecycleProcessor().isRunning();
+		return (this.lifecycleProcessor != null && this.lifecycleProcessor.isRunning());
 	}