diff --git a/datasource-micrometer/src/main/java/net/ttddyy/observation/tracing/DataSourceObservationListener.java b/datasource-micrometer/src/main/java/net/ttddyy/observation/tracing/DataSourceObservationListener.java
index 9865152..ef1ee19 100644
--- a/datasource-micrometer/src/main/java/net/ttddyy/observation/tracing/DataSourceObservationListener.java
+++ b/datasource-micrometer/src/main/java/net/ttddyy/observation/tracing/DataSourceObservationListener.java
@@ -269,42 +269,43 @@ private void handleGetConnectionBefore(MethodExecutionContext executionContext)
 	private void handleGetConnectionAfter(MethodExecutionContext executionContext) {
 		DataSource dataSource = (DataSource) executionContext.getTarget();
 		Connection connection = (Connection) executionContext.getResult();
-		URI connectionUrl = getConnectionUrl(connection);
-
 		Observation.Scope scopeToUse = executionContext.getCustomValue(Observation.Scope.class.getName(),
 				Observation.Scope.class);
-		ConnectionInfo connectionInfo = executionContext.getConnectionInfo();
-
-		ConnectionAttributes connectionAttributes = new ConnectionAttributes();
-		connectionAttributes.connectionInfo = connectionInfo;
-		connectionAttributes.scope = scopeToUse;
-		connectionAttributes.dataSource = dataSource;
-		if (connectionUrl != null) {
-			connectionAttributes.host = connectionUrl.getHost();
-			connectionAttributes.port = connectionUrl.getPort();
-		}
-
-		String connectionId = connectionInfo.getConnectionId();
-		this.connectionAttributesManager.put(connectionId, connectionAttributes);
-
-		ConnectionContext connectionContext = executionContext.getCustomValue(ConnectionContext.class.getName(),
-				ConnectionContext.class);
-		populateFromConnectionAttributes(connectionContext, connectionId);
 
-		Throwable throwable = executionContext.getThrown();
-		if (throwable != null && scopeToUse != null) {
+		if (connection == null) {
 			// Handle closing the observation due to an error from getConnection().
 			// For normal case, observation is stopped when connection is closed.
 			// see "handleConnectionClose()".
-			try (Observation.Scope scope = scopeToUse) {
-				this.connectionAttributesManager.remove(connectionId);
-				stopObservation(scope.getCurrentObservation(), throwable);
+			if (scopeToUse != null) {
+				Throwable throwable = executionContext.getThrown();
+				try (Observation.Scope scope = scopeToUse) {
+					stopObservation(scope.getCurrentObservation(), throwable);
+				}
 			}
 		}
+		else {
+			ConnectionInfo connectionInfo = executionContext.getConnectionInfo();
+			ConnectionAttributes connectionAttributes = new ConnectionAttributes();
+			connectionAttributes.connectionInfo = connectionInfo;
+			connectionAttributes.scope = scopeToUse;
+			connectionAttributes.dataSource = dataSource;
+
+			URI connectionUrl = getConnectionUrl(connection);
+			if (connectionUrl != null) {
+				connectionAttributes.host = connectionUrl.getHost();
+				connectionAttributes.port = connectionUrl.getPort();
+			}
 
-		// When "getConnection" was successful, a connection is acquired.
-		if (scopeToUse != null) {
-			scopeToUse.getCurrentObservation().event(JdbcEvents.CONNECTION_ACQUIRED);
+			String connectionId = connectionInfo.getConnectionId();
+			this.connectionAttributesManager.put(connectionId, connectionAttributes);
+			ConnectionContext connectionContext = executionContext.getCustomValue(ConnectionContext.class.getName(),
+					ConnectionContext.class);
+			populateFromConnectionAttributes(connectionContext, connectionId);
+
+			// When "getConnection" was successful, a connection is acquired.
+			if (scopeToUse != null) {
+				scopeToUse.getCurrentObservation().event(JdbcEvents.CONNECTION_ACQUIRED);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/datasource-micrometer/src/test/java/net/ttddyy/observation/tracing/DataSourceObservationListenerTests.java b/datasource-micrometer/src/test/java/net/ttddyy/observation/tracing/DataSourceObservationListenerTests.java
index 4cff4b3..3cc8295 100644
--- a/datasource-micrometer/src/test/java/net/ttddyy/observation/tracing/DataSourceObservationListenerTests.java
+++ b/datasource-micrometer/src/test/java/net/ttddyy/observation/tracing/DataSourceObservationListenerTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2022-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2022-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -328,6 +328,38 @@ void connection() throws Exception {
 				.hasIpEqualTo("localhost").hasPortEqualTo(5555).hasEventWithNameEqualTo("acquired");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void getConnectionFailure() throws Exception {
+		this.registry.observationConfig().observationHandler(new ConnectionTracingObservationHandler(this.tracer));
+		Method getConnection = DataSource.class.getMethod("getConnection");
+		RuntimeException exception = new RuntimeException();
+
+		// when getConnection failed, result is null and thrown has exception
+		MethodExecutionContext executionContext = new MethodExecutionContext();
+		executionContext.setMethod(getConnection);
+		executionContext.setTarget(mock(DataSource.class));
+		executionContext.setThrown(exception);
+
+		DataSourceObservationListener listener = new DataSourceObservationListener(this.registry);
+		listener.beforeMethod(executionContext);
+		assertThat(tracer.currentSpan()).isNotNull();
+		listener.afterMethod(executionContext);
+		// when getConnection failed, it closes the connection span.
+		assertThat(tracer.currentSpan()).isNull();
+		assertThat(tracer.getSpans()).hasSize(1);
+
+		// @formatter:off
+		assertThat(this.tracer).onlySpan()
+				.hasNameEqualTo("connection")
+				.doesNotHaveRemoteServiceNameEqualTo("myDS")
+				.hasIpThatIsBlank()
+				.doesNotHavePortEqualTo(5555)
+				.doesNotHaveEventWithNameEqualTo("acquired")
+				.assertThatThrowable()
+				.isSameAs(exception);
+		// @formatter:on
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void commitAndRollback() throws Exception {
 		this.registry.observationConfig().observationHandler(new ConnectionTracingObservationHandler(this.tracer));