diff --git a/rubygem-mysql2.spec b/rubygem-mysql2.spec
index 1571e18..64740f3 100644
--- a/rubygem-mysql2.spec
+++ b/rubygem-mysql2.spec
@@ -112,11 +112,17 @@ mysql_install_db \
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2144488
 
 for i in $(seq 10); do
+  echo "Waiting for the DB server to accept connections ... ${i}"
   sleep 1
-  if grep -q 'ready for connections.' "${MYSQL_TEST_LOG}"; then
+  if grep -q 'ready for connections' "${MYSQL_TEST_LOG}"; then
     break
+  elif [ $i -eq 10 ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: the DB server hasn't come online !"
+    echo "       the testuite can't be run !"
+    echo "Here follows the DB server log: "
+    cat "${MYSQL_TEST_LOG}"
+    exit 1
   fi
-  echo "Waiting connections... ${i}"
 done
 
 # This GC method call is problematic on ppc64le builders, stalling the tests execution.