diff --git a/source3/script/tests/test_smbclient_s3.sh b/source3/script/tests/test_smbclient_s3.sh
index f10bfeac394..3ff9597ceb7 100755
--- a/source3/script/tests/test_smbclient_s3.sh
+++ b/source3/script/tests/test_smbclient_s3.sh
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ EOF
 
     if [ $ret != 0 ] ; then
 	echo "$out"
-	echo "failed create then delete bad symlink"
+	echo "failed create then delete bad symlink with error $ret"
 	false
 	return
     fi