diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplicationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplicationTests.java
index b3de570c4adb..fb6e689192ba 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplicationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplicationTests.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 import org.springframework.aot.AotDetector;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCurrentlyInCreationException;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanDefinitionStoreException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectProvider;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
@@ -220,8 +221,10 @@ void sourcesMustNotBeEmpty() {
 
 	@Test
 	void sourcesMustBeAccessible() {
-		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(BeanDefinitionStoreException.class)
 			.isThrownBy(() -> new SpringApplication(InaccessibleConfiguration.class).run())
+			.havingRootCause()
+			.isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class)
 			.withMessageContaining("No visible constructors");
 	}