diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-boot-features.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-boot-features.adoc
index 19f7ca0574..4ef993e529 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-boot-features.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-boot-features.adoc
@@ -7230,6 +7230,11 @@ dependencies is high, as you should avoid including dependencies that are unnece
 a typical usage of the library. In other words, you should not include optional
 dependencies.
 
+NOTE: Either way, your starter must reference the core Spring Boot starter
+(`spring-boot-starter`) directly or indirectly (i.e. no need to add it if your starter
+relies on another starter). If a project is created with only your custom starter, Spring
+Boot's core features will be honoured by the presence of the core starter.
+
 
 
 [[boot-features-whats-next]]
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/data/RandomAccessDataFileTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/data/RandomAccessDataFileTests.java
index faf5300d37..327fef8a5d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/data/RandomAccessDataFileTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/data/RandomAccessDataFileTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2017 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2018 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ public class RandomAccessDataFileTests {
 	@Test
 	public void fileExists() {
 		this.thrown.expect(IllegalArgumentException.class);
-		this.thrown.expectMessage("File /does/not/exist must exist");
+		this.thrown.expectMessage(String.format("File %s must exist",
+				new File("/does/not/exist").getAbsolutePath()));
 		new RandomAccessDataFile(new File("/does/not/exist"));
 	}
 
@@ -117,7 +118,8 @@ public class RandomAccessDataFileTests {
 	@Test
 	public void fileExistsWithConcurrentReads() {
 		this.thrown.expect(IllegalArgumentException.class);
-		this.thrown.expectMessage("File /does/not/exist must exist");
+		this.thrown.expectMessage(String.format("File %s must exist",
+				new File("/does/not/exist").getAbsolutePath()));
 		new RandomAccessDataFile(new File("/does/not/exist"), 1);
 	}