diff --git a/wpilibNewCommands/src/test/native/cpp/frc2/command/CommandScheduleTest.cpp b/wpilibNewCommands/src/test/native/cpp/frc2/command/CommandScheduleTest.cpp
index 3b5b0a18987..6ef03041fd7 100644
--- a/wpilibNewCommands/src/test/native/cpp/frc2/command/CommandScheduleTest.cpp
+++ b/wpilibNewCommands/src/test/native/cpp/frc2/command/CommandScheduleTest.cpp
@@ -133,11 +133,11 @@ TEST_F(CommandScheduleTest, CancelNextCommand) {
 
   // only one of the commands should be canceled.
   EXPECT_FALSE(scheduler.IsScheduled(&command1) &&
-               scheduler.IsScheduled(&command2));
+               scheduler.IsScheduled(&command2)) << "Both commands are running when only one should be";
   // one of the commands shouldn't be canceled because the other one is canceled
   // first
   EXPECT_TRUE(scheduler.IsScheduled(&command1) ||
-              scheduler.IsScheduled(&command2));
+              scheduler.IsScheduled(&command2)) << "Both commands are canceled when only one should be";
 
   scheduler.Run();
   EXPECT_EQ(*counterPtr, 2);