diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/CacheFactoryBean.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/CacheFactoryBean.java
index 88b7a8b5..05b90fc8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/CacheFactoryBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/CacheFactoryBean.java
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ import org.springframework.dao.support.PersistenceExceptionTranslator;
 import org.springframework.data.gemfire.config.annotation.PeerCacheConfigurer;
 import org.springframework.data.gemfire.support.AbstractFactoryBeanSupport;
 import org.springframework.data.gemfire.support.GemfireBeanFactoryLocator;
+import org.springframework.data.gemfire.util.SpringUtils;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
@@ -583,7 +584,9 @@ public class CacheFactoryBean extends AbstractFactoryBeanSupport<GemFireCache>
 					type, Arrays.toString(JndiDataSourceType.values())));
 
 			jndiDataSource.getAttributes().put("type", jndiDataSourceType.getName());
-			JNDIInvoker.mapDatasource(jndiDataSource.getAttributes(), jndiDataSource.getProps());
+
+			SpringUtils.safeRunOperation(() ->
+				JNDIInvoker.mapDatasource(jndiDataSource.getAttributes(), jndiDataSource.getProps()));
 		});
 
 		return cache;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/util/SpringUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/util/SpringUtils.java
index c1d20788..a71b23f2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/util/SpringUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/util/SpringUtils.java
@@ -30,12 +30,16 @@ import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.RuntimeBeanReference;
+import org.springframework.dao.InvalidDataAccessApiUsageException;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 /**
- * SpringUtils is a utility class encapsulating common functionality on objects and other class types.
+ * Abstract utility class encapsulating common functionality on {@link Object Objects}
+ * and other {@link Class Class types}.
  *
  * @author John Blum
+ * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory
+ * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition
  * @since 1.8.0
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("unused")
@@ -137,4 +141,24 @@ public abstract class SpringUtils {
 			return exceptionHandler.apply(cause);
 		}
 	}
+
+	public static void safeRunOperation(VoidReturningExceptionThrowingOperation operation) {
+		safeRunOperation(operation, cause -> new InvalidDataAccessApiUsageException("Failed to run operation", cause));
+	}
+
+	public static void safeRunOperation(VoidReturningExceptionThrowingOperation operation,
+			Function<Throwable, RuntimeException> exceptionConverter) {
+
+		try {
+			operation.run();
+		}
+		catch (Throwable cause) {
+			throw exceptionConverter.apply(cause);
+		}
+	}
+
+	@FunctionalInterface
+	public interface VoidReturningExceptionThrowingOperation {
+		void run() throws Throwable;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/util/SpringUtilsUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/util/SpringUtilsUnitTests.java
index 0323d93f..90275b99 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/util/SpringUtilsUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/util/SpringUtilsUnitTests.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import static org.springframework.data.gemfire.util.RuntimeExceptionFactory.newI
 import static org.springframework.data.gemfire.util.RuntimeExceptionFactory.newRuntimeException;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.MutablePropertyValues;
 import org.springframework.beans.PropertyValue;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.RuntimeBeanReference;
+import org.springframework.dao.InvalidDataAccessApiUsageException;
 
 /**
  * Unit tests for {@link SpringUtils}.
@@ -403,4 +405,49 @@ public class SpringUtilsUnitTests {
 			throw expected;
 		}
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void safeRunOperationRunsSuccessfully() {
+
+		AtomicBoolean operationRan = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+
+		SpringUtils.safeRunOperation(() -> operationRan.set(true));
+
+		assertThat(operationRan.get()).isTrue();
+	}
+
+	@Test(expected = InvalidDataAccessApiUsageException.class)
+	public void safeRunOperationThrowsInvalidDataAccessApiUsageException() {
+
+		try {
+			SpringUtils.safeRunOperation(() -> { throw new Exception("TEST"); });
+		}
+		catch (InvalidDataAccessApiUsageException expected) {
+
+			assertThat(expected).hasMessageContaining("Failed to run operation");
+			assertThat(expected).hasCauseInstanceOf(Exception.class);
+			assertThat(expected.getCause()).hasMessage("TEST");
+			assertThat(expected.getCause()).hasNoCause();
+
+			throw expected;
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Test(expected = IllegalStateException.class)
+	public void safeRunOperationThrowsCustomRuntimeException() {
+
+		try {
+			SpringUtils.safeRunOperation(() -> { throw new Exception("TEST"); },
+				cause -> new IllegalStateException("FOO", cause));
+		}
+		catch (IllegalStateException expected) {
+
+			assertThat(expected).hasMessage("FOO");
+			assertThat(expected).hasCauseInstanceOf(Exception.class);
+			assertThat(expected.getCause()).hasMessage("TEST");
+			assertThat(expected.getCause()).hasNoCause();
+
+			throw expected;
+		}
+	}
 }