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@@ -2075,9 +2075,17 @@ is the value of `spring.datasource.platform`. This allows you to switch to
 database-specific scripts if necessary. For example, you might choose to set it to the
 vendor name of the database (`hsqldb`, `h2`, `oracle`, `mysql`, `postgresql`, and so on).
 
-Spring Boot automatically creates the schema of an embedded `DataSource`. This behavior
-can be customized by using the `spring.datasource.initialization-mode` property (and it
-can also be `always` or `never`).
+[NOTE]
+====
+Spring Boot automatically creates the schema of an embedded `DataSource`. This behaviour
+can be customized by using the `spring.datasource.initialization-mode` property. For
+instance, if you want to always initialize the `DataSource` regardless of its type:
+
+[indent=0,subs="verbatim,quotes,attributes"]
+----
+	spring.datasource.initialization-mode=always
+----
+====
 
 By default, Spring Boot enables the fail-fast feature of the Spring JDBC initializer. This
 means that, if the scripts cause exceptions, the application fails to start. You can tune