diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/SimpleJpaQuery.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/SimpleJpaQuery.java
index 9f56786fd..aa1ab05c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/SimpleJpaQuery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/SimpleJpaQuery.java
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ final class SimpleJpaQuery extends AbstractStringBasedJpaQuery {
                 method.getCountQuery() == null ? QueryUtils
                         .createCountQueryFor(queryString) : method
                         .getCountQuery();
+
+        // Try to create a
+        em.createQuery(queryString);
     }