diff --git a/lib/common/typeorm.utils.ts b/lib/common/typeorm.utils.ts
index 35cf557f7..fa99e99be 100644
--- a/lib/common/typeorm.utils.ts
+++ b/lib/common/typeorm.utils.ts
@@ -110,17 +110,21 @@ export function getEntityManagerToken(
 export function handleRetry(
   retryAttempts = 9,
   retryDelay = 3000,
+  verboseRetryLog = false,
 ): <T>(source: Observable<T>) => Observable<T> {
   return <T>(source: Observable<T>) =>
     source.pipe(
-      retryWhen(e =>
+      retryWhen((e) =>
         e.pipe(
           scan((errorCount, error: Error) => {
-            logger.error(
-              `Unable to connect to the database. Message: ${error.message}. Retrying (${errorCount +
-                1})...`,
-              error.stack,
-            );
+            const message = verboseRetryLog
+              ? `Unable to connect to the database. Message: ${
+                  error.message
+                }. Retrying (${errorCount + 1})...`
+              : `Unable to connect to the database. Retrying (${
+                  errorCount + 1
+                })...`;
+            logger.error(message, error.stack);
             if (errorCount + 1 >= retryAttempts) {
               throw error;
             }
diff --git a/lib/interfaces/typeorm-options.interface.ts b/lib/interfaces/typeorm-options.interface.ts
index da7438c88..a6575b4ef 100644
--- a/lib/interfaces/typeorm-options.interface.ts
+++ b/lib/interfaces/typeorm-options.interface.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ export type TypeOrmModuleOptions = {
    * If `true`, connection will not be closed on application shutdown.
    */
   keepConnectionAlive?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * If `true`, will show verbose error messages on each connection retry.
+   */
+  verboseRetryLog?: boolean;
 } & Partial<ConnectionOptions>;
 
 export interface TypeOrmOptionsFactory {
diff --git a/lib/typeorm-core.module.ts b/lib/typeorm-core.module.ts
index f8fd66b11..29d191dbb 100644
--- a/lib/typeorm-core.module.ts
+++ b/lib/typeorm-core.module.ts
@@ -201,7 +201,13 @@ export class TypeOrmCoreModule implements OnApplicationShutdown {
         entities,
       } as ConnectionOptions);
     })
-      .pipe(handleRetry(options.retryAttempts, options.retryDelay))
+      .pipe(
+        handleRetry(
+          options.retryAttempts,
+          options.retryDelay,
+          options.verboseRetryLog,
+        ),
+      )
       .toPromise();
   }
 }