diff --git a/sched/validate_test.C b/sched/validate_test.C
index 85c281ca4a..02a9f196bc 100644
--- a/sched/validate_test.C
+++ b/sched/validate_test.C
@@ -152,13 +152,15 @@ int check_pair(RESULT& r1, RESULT& r2, bool& match) {
     get_output_file_path(r1, path);
     retval = read_file_malloc(path, p1);
     if (retval) {
-        log_messages.printf(SchedMessages::CRITICAL, "read_file_malloc %s %d\n", path, retval);
+        log_messages.printf(SchedMessages::CRITICAL, "[RESULT#%d %s] [RESULT#%d %s] Couldn't open %s (r1: read_file_malloc()=%d)\n",
+                            r1.id, r1.name, r2.id, r2.name, path, retval);
         return retval;
     }
     get_output_file_path(r2, path);
     retval = read_file_malloc(path, p2);
     if (retval) {
-        log_messages.printf(SchedMessages::CRITICAL, "read_file_malloc %s %d\n", path, retval);
+        log_messages.printf(SchedMessages::CRITICAL, "[RESULT#%d %s] [RESULT#%d %s] Couldn't open %s (r2: read_file_malloc()=%d)\n",
+                            r1.id, r1.name, r2.id, r2.name, path, retval);
         return retval;
     }
     match = !strcmp(p1, p2);