diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/ajax/DeleteComment.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/ajax/DeleteComment.php
index 97a2c02660..a7a1597498 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/ajax/DeleteComment.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/ajax/DeleteComment.php
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ class Tests_Ajax_DeleteComment extends WP_Ajax_UnitTestCase {
 		$recalc_total = $comment_count->total_comments;
 
 		// Check for either possible total
-		$this->assertTrue( in_array( (int) $xml->response[0]->comment[0]->supplemental[0]->total[0] , array( $total, $recalc_total ) ) );
+		$message = sprintf( 'returned value: %1$d $total: %2$d  $recalc_total: %3$d', (int)  $xml->response[0]->comment[0]->supplemental[0]->total[0], $total, $recalc_total );
+		$this->assertTrue( in_array( (int) $xml->response[0]->comment[0]->supplemental[0]->total[0] , array( $total, $recalc_total ) ), $message );
 	}
 
 	/**