diff --git a/psl/psl-core/src/validate/datasource_loader.rs b/psl/psl-core/src/validate/datasource_loader.rs
index be27ca8f4a62..9f94f2b9aacf 100644
--- a/psl/psl-core/src/validate/datasource_loader.rs
+++ b/psl/psl-core/src/validate/datasource_loader.rs
@@ -163,18 +163,14 @@ fn lift_datasource(
         None => (None, None),
     };
 
-    if let (Some((shadow_url, _)), Some(direct_url), url, Some(direct_url_span), url_span) = (
-        shadow_database_url.clone(),
-        direct_url.clone(),
-        url.clone(),
-        direct_url_span,
-        url_span,
-    ) {
-        if shadow_url == direct_url {
-            diagnostics.push_error(DatamodelError::new_shadow_database_is_same_as_direct_url_error(
-                source_name,
-                direct_url_span,
-            ));
+    if let Some((shadow_url, _)) = shadow_database_url.clone() {
+        if let (Some(direct_url), Some(direct_url_span)) = (direct_url.clone(), direct_url_span) {
+            if shadow_url == direct_url {
+                diagnostics.push_error(DatamodelError::new_shadow_database_is_same_as_direct_url_error(
+                    source_name,
+                    direct_url_span,
+                ));
+            }
         }
 
         if shadow_url == url {
diff --git a/psl/psl/tests/validation/datasource/direct_url_same_as_shadow.prisma b/psl/psl/tests/validation/datasource/direct_url_same_as_shadow.prisma
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..08275d6035a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/psl/psl/tests/validation/datasource/direct_url_same_as_shadow.prisma
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+datasource testds {
+    provider = "mysql"
+    url = "mysql://testurl"
+    directUrl = "mysql://testurl"
+    shadowDatabaseUrl = "mysql://testurl"
+}
+
+// error: shadowDatabaseUrl is the same as directUrl for datasource "testds". Please specify a different database as shadow database.
+//   -->  schema.prisma:4
+//    | 
+//  3 |     url = "mysql://testurl"
+//  4 |     directUrl = "mysql://testurl"
+//    | 
+// error: shadowDatabaseUrl is the same as url for datasource "testds". Please specify a different database as shadow database.
+//   -->  schema.prisma:3
+//    | 
+//  2 |     provider = "mysql"
+//  3 |     url = "mysql://testurl"
+//    | 
diff --git a/psl/psl/tests/validation/datasource/url_same_as_shadow.prisma b/psl/psl/tests/validation/datasource/url_same_as_shadow.prisma
index 08275d6035a7..46ec12215c01 100644
--- a/psl/psl/tests/validation/datasource/url_same_as_shadow.prisma
+++ b/psl/psl/tests/validation/datasource/url_same_as_shadow.prisma
@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
 datasource testds {
     provider = "mysql"
     url = "mysql://testurl"
-    directUrl = "mysql://testurl"
     shadowDatabaseUrl = "mysql://testurl"
 }
 
-// error: shadowDatabaseUrl is the same as directUrl for datasource "testds". Please specify a different database as shadow database.
-//   -->  schema.prisma:4
-//    | 
-//  3 |     url = "mysql://testurl"
-//  4 |     directUrl = "mysql://testurl"
-//    | 
 // error: shadowDatabaseUrl is the same as url for datasource "testds". Please specify a different database as shadow database.
 //   -->  schema.prisma:3
 //    |