diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/config/ConfigurationUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/config/ConfigurationUtils.java
index 17024cef02..5e2bbc5690 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/config/ConfigurationUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/config/ConfigurationUtils.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public static String getRequiredBeanClassName(BeanDefinition beanDefinition) {
 
 		if (result == null) {
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-					String.format("Could not obtain required bean class name from BeanDefinition", beanDefinition));
+					String.format("Could not obtain required bean class name from BeanDefinition %s", beanDefinition));
 		}
 
 		return result;