diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
index 7199b9c..b1aa880 100644
--- a/t/test-lib.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ end_test() {
 }
 
 fail_test() {
+    echo "# fail_test:" "$@"
     ENCOUNTERED_FAILURE=true
 }