diff --git a/testing/check b/testing/check
index f444562702e0cb4976ec54004a035e49d7debefc..2dac6ea33f3d42ff2eb743c04a45da9ad419f6ef 100755
--- a/testing/check
+++ b/testing/check
@@ -1 +1 @@
-[ "$1" = "$2" ] && echo "Pass" || echo "***Fail: result = $2***"
+[ "$1" = "$2" ] && echo "Pass" || echo "***Fail on test '$3': result = $2***" 1>&2
diff --git a/testing/set_att b/testing/set_att
index 7437de03d81efacff69d3b59877a958a1e39deb6..a00dd91b530c15e766d067c1c9876e806177a57b 100755
--- a/testing/set_att
+++ b/testing/set_att
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ result="$(sis8300drv_reg /dev/sis8300-$slot $reg)"
 rshift=$(( $channel % 4 * 8))
 result=$(( ($result >> $rshift) & 0x000000FF))
 usleep 500000
-run "check $state $result"
+run "check $state $result 'Test attenuator on channel $channel'"
diff --git a/testing/state_change b/testing/state_change
index c97dc7a1d5adb325336442cad8fa1dc068e3fd53..47a89007f43de730e6ca8b38e029606ebc8f2b44 100755
--- a/testing/state_change
+++ b/testing/state_change
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ eval "caput -S $LLRF_IOC_NAME:MSGS $1 >/dev/null"
 usleep 500000
 result=$(caget -t $LLRF_IOC_NAME)
 if [ $# -eq 1 ]; then 
-    run "check $1 $result"
+    run "check $1 $result 'Test state change to $1'"
 else
-    run "check $2 $result"
+    run "check $2 $result 'Test state change to $1'"
 fi
diff --git a/testing/test1.sh b/testing/test1.sh
index fa5e9783f9821eeaacc6231bf7661e1a7e6d6684..7f7a616ec64e344ab977961628d6973d1165fda5 100755
--- a/testing/test1.sh
+++ b/testing/test1.sh
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ run "state_change INIT"
 echo "*** VM Output"
 echo 'Enable VM'
 caput $LLRF_IOC_NAME:VMENBL 1 > /dev/null
-run "check 0x700 $(sis8300drv_reg /dev/sis8300-$slot 0x12F)"
+run "check 0x700 $(sis8300drv_reg /dev/sis8300-$slot 0x12F) 'Test on Enable VM'"
 
 echo 'Disable VM'
 caput $LLRF_IOC_NAME:VMENBL 0 > /dev/null
-run "check 0x600 $(sis8300drv_reg /dev/sis8300-$slot 0x12F)"
+run "check 0x600 $(sis8300drv_reg /dev/sis8300-$slot 0x12F) 'Test on Disable VM'"
 
 echo '*** Attenuation Parameters'
 echo 'Test in INIT state'
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ do
 done
 
 result="$(caget -t $LLRF_IOC_NAME:PULSEDONECNT)"
-run "check $result 50"
+run "check $result 50 'Test simulating backplane triggers'"
 
 echo 'Revert to INIT state'
 run "state_change 'RESET' 'RESETTING'"