2 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb
index 99934a0e31..c8d5f679a8 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb
@@ -1006,7 +1006,16 @@ module ActiveRecord
       # for (not necessarily the current class).
       def retrieve_connection(spec_name) #:nodoc:
         pool = retrieve_connection_pool(spec_name)
-        raise ConnectionNotEstablished, "No connection pool with '#{spec_name}' found." unless pool
+
+        unless pool
+          # multiple database application
+          if ActiveRecord::Base.connection_handler != ActiveRecord::Base.default_connection_handler
+            raise ConnectionNotEstablished, "No connection pool with '#{spec_name}' found for the '#{ActiveRecord::Base.current_role}' role."
+          else
+            raise ConnectionNotEstablished, "No connection pool with '#{spec_name}' found."
+          end
+        end
+
         pool.connection
       end
 
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb
index 208c8c9c64..90a130320b 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         column_name = column_name.to_s
         checks = []
         checks << lambda { |c| c.name == column_name }
-        checks << lambda { |c| c.type == type } if type
+        checks << lambda { |c| c.type == type.to_sym rescue nil } if type
         column_options_keys.each do |attr|
           checks << lambda { |c| c.send(attr) == options[attr] } if options.key?(attr)
         end