diff --git a/internal/test/daemon/daemon.go b/internal/test/daemon/daemon.go
index 53ce45b562..372b87c2c2 100644
--- a/internal/test/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/internal/test/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func (d *Daemon) Start(t testingT, args ...string) {
 		ht.Helper()
 	}
 	if err := d.StartWithError(args...); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Error starting daemon with arguments: %v", args)
+		t.Fatalf("Error starting daemon with arguments %v : %v", args, err)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ func (d *Daemon) StartWithLogFile(out *os.File, providedArgs ...string) error {
 				return errors.Errorf("[%s] error querying daemon for root directory: %v", d.id, err)
 			}
 			return nil
-		case <-d.Wait:
-			return errors.Errorf("[%s] Daemon exited during startup", d.id)
+		case err := <-d.Wait:
+			return errors.Errorf("[%s] Daemon exited during startup: %v", d.id, err)
 		}
 	}
 }