diff --git a/t/t0000-basic.sh b/t/t0000-basic.sh
index f9838d8..8ba34ef 100755
--- a/t/t0000-basic.sh
+++ b/t/t0000-basic.sh
@@ -285,14 +285,14 @@
 	mv t1234-verbose/out t1234-verbose/out+ &&
 	grep -v "^Initialized empty" t1234-verbose/out+ >t1234-verbose/out &&
 	check_sub_test_lib_test t1234-verbose <<-\EOF
-	> expecting success: true
+	> expecting success of 1234.1 '\''passing test'\'': true
 	> ok 1 - passing test
 	> Z
-	> expecting success: echo foo
+	> expecting success of 1234.2 '\''test with output'\'': echo foo
 	> foo
 	> ok 2 - test with output
 	> Z
-	> expecting success: false
+	> expecting success of 1234.3 '\''failing test'\'': false
 	> not ok 3 - failing test
 	> #	false
 	> Z
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
 	check_sub_test_lib_test t2345-verbose-only-2 <<-\EOF
 	> ok 1 - passing test
 	> Z
-	> expecting success: echo foo
+	> expecting success of 2345.2 '\''test with output'\'': echo foo
 	> foo
 	> ok 2 - test with output
 	> Z
diff --git a/t/test-lib-functions.sh b/t/test-lib-functions.sh
index f233522..cb3941b 100644
--- a/t/test-lib-functions.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib-functions.sh
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@
 	export test_prereq
 	if ! test_skip "$@"
 	then
-		say >&3 "checking known breakage: $2"
+		say >&3 "checking known breakage of $TEST_NUMBER.$test_count '$1': $2"
 		if test_run_ "$2" expecting_failure
 		then
 			test_known_broken_ok_ "$1"
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@
 	export test_prereq
 	if ! test_skip "$@"
 	then
-		say >&3 "expecting success: $2"
+		say >&3 "expecting success of $TEST_NUMBER.$test_count '$1': $2"
 		if test_run_ "$2"
 		then
 			test_ok_ "$1"
diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
index 599fd70..901f579 100644
--- a/t/test-lib.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib.sh
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@
 
 TEST_STRESS_JOB_SFX="${GIT_TEST_STRESS_JOB_NR:+.stress-$GIT_TEST_STRESS_JOB_NR}"
 TEST_NAME="$(basename "$0" .sh)"
+TEST_NUMBER="${TEST_NAME%%-*}"
+TEST_NUMBER="${TEST_NUMBER#t}"
 TEST_RESULTS_DIR="$TEST_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY/test-results"
 TEST_RESULTS_BASE="$TEST_RESULTS_DIR/$TEST_NAME$TEST_STRESS_JOB_SFX"
 TRASH_DIRECTORY="trash directory.$TEST_NAME$TEST_STRESS_JOB_SFX"