diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/mapping/SimpleElasticsearchPersistentPropertyUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/mapping/SimpleElasticsearchPersistentPropertyUnitTests.java
index ea108a405..21ae5ba76 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/mapping/SimpleElasticsearchPersistentPropertyUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/mapping/SimpleElasticsearchPersistentPropertyUnitTests.java
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public class SimpleElasticsearchPersistentPropertyUnitTests {
 	void shouldRequirePatternForCustomDateFormat() {
 		assertThatExceptionOfType(MappingException.class) //
 				.isThrownBy(() -> context.getRequiredPersistentEntity(DateFieldWithCustomFormatAndNoPattern.class)) //
-				.withMessageContaining("pattern");
+				.havingRootCause().withMessageContaining("pattern");
 	}
 
 	@Test // #1565