diff --git a/gio/tests/desktop-app-info.c b/gio/tests/desktop-app-info.c
index 10ba85338..e4010b8ce 100644
--- a/gio/tests/desktop-app-info.c
+++ b/gio/tests/desktop-app-info.c
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ run_apps (const gchar *command,
   gchar **argv;
   gint status;
   gchar *out;
+  gchar *argv_str = NULL;
 
   argv = g_new (gchar *, 4);
   argv[0] = g_test_build_filename (G_TEST_BUILT, "apps", NULL);
@@ -454,6 +455,10 @@ run_apps (const gchar *command,
   g_assert_true (success);
   g_assert_cmpuint (status, ==, 0);
 
+  argv_str = g_strjoinv (" ", argv);
+  g_test_message ("%s: `%s` returned: %s", G_STRFUNC, argv_str, out);
+  g_free (argv_str);
+
   g_strfreev (envp);
   g_strfreev (argv);