diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/env/internal/JdbcEnvironmentInitiator.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/env/internal/JdbcEnvironmentInitiator.java
index d49e97805db2..e40952399bcc 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/env/internal/JdbcEnvironmentInitiator.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/env/internal/JdbcEnvironmentInitiator.java
@@ -172,9 +172,14 @@ else if ( explicitDialectConfiguration( explicitDatabaseName, configurationValue
 			databaseConnectionInfo = buildInfo( configurationValues, jdbcEnvironment );
 		}
 
+		logConnectionInfo( databaseConnectionInfo );
+		return jdbcEnvironment;
+	}
+
+	// For Hibernate Reactive: it needs to disable or customize the log
+	protected void logConnectionInfo(DatabaseConnectionInfo databaseConnectionInfo) {
 		// Standardized info logging
 		ConnectionInfoLogger.INSTANCE.logConnectionInfoDetails( databaseConnectionInfo.toInfoString() );
-		return jdbcEnvironment;
 	}
 
 	private DatabaseConnectionInfo buildInfo(ServiceRegistryImplementor registry, JdbcEnvironment environment) {
@@ -324,7 +329,8 @@ private static String getExplicitDatabaseName(Map<String, Object> configurationV
 		);
 	}
 
-	private JdbcEnvironmentImpl getJdbcEnvironmentUsingJdbcMetadata(
+	// Used by Hibernate Reactive
+	protected JdbcEnvironmentImpl getJdbcEnvironmentUsingJdbcMetadata(
 			Map<String, Object> configurationValues,
 			ServiceRegistryImplementor registry,
 			DialectFactory dialectFactory, String explicitDatabaseName,