diff --git a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/DrupalSqlBase.php b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/DrupalSqlBase.php
index c8b44f894e46951134b318beaa135c513b981064..15acb0213fb60130ed275cd451df9042314f9385 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/DrupalSqlBase.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/src/Plugin/migrate/source/DrupalSqlBase.php
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ public static function create(ContainerInterface $container, array $configuratio
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function checkRequirements() {
+    parent::checkRequirements();
     if ($this->pluginDefinition['requirements_met'] === TRUE) {
       if (isset($this->pluginDefinition['source_module'])) {
         if ($this->moduleExists($this->pluginDefinition['source_module'])) {
@@ -114,7 +115,6 @@ public function checkRequirements() {
         }
       }
     }
-    parent::checkRequirements();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/src/Unit/source/DrupalSqlBaseTest.php b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/src/Unit/source/DrupalSqlBaseTest.php
index ebd9334a2d4fe1feb062da020b7a3750246ff258..fdaf4b10af7ca99ea67c8be49abcb425e5725108 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/src/Unit/source/DrupalSqlBaseTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/src/Unit/source/DrupalSqlBaseTest.php
@@ -63,6 +63,22 @@ public function testSourceProviderNotActive() {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @covers ::checkRequirements
+   */
+  public function testSourceDatabaseError() {
+    $plugin_definition['requirements_met'] = TRUE;
+    $plugin_definition['source_module'] = 'module1';
+    /** @var \Drupal\Core\State\StateInterface $state */
+    $state = $this->getMock('Drupal\Core\State\StateInterface');
+    /** @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface $entity_manager */
+    $entity_manager = $this->getMock('Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityManagerInterface');
+    $plugin = new TestDrupalSqlBase([], 'test', $plugin_definition, $this->getMigration(), $state, $entity_manager);
+    $system_data = $plugin->getSystemData();
+    $this->setExpectedException(RequirementsException::class, 'No database connection configured for source plugin test');
+    $plugin->checkRequirements();
+  }
+
 }
 
 namespace Drupal\Tests\migrate_drupal\Unit\source;