1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql2_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql2_adapter.rb
index e790f731ea..6d8e994654 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql2_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql2_adapter.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
       client = Mysql2::Client.new(config)
       options = [config[:host], config[:username], config[:password], config[:database], config[:port], config[:socket], 0]
       ConnectionAdapters::Mysql2Adapter.new(client, logger, options, config)
+    rescue Mysql2::Error => error
+      if error.message.include?("Unknown database")
+        raise ActiveRecord::NoDatabaseError.new(error.message)
+      else
+        raise error
+      end
     end
   end