diff --git a/tests/PHPUnit/Framework/Fixture.php b/tests/PHPUnit/Framework/Fixture.php
index e3a6aa55dbab6b030e51486c2ee2b3d790c5be3a..4dc2ad5183a2b6a1a549935ced51e8e67c2dfc92 100644
--- a/tests/PHPUnit/Framework/Fixture.php
+++ b/tests/PHPUnit/Framework/Fixture.php
@@ -833,6 +833,7 @@ class Fixture extends \PHPUnit_Framework_Assert
         try {
             DbHelper::dropDatabase($dbName);
         } catch (Exception $e) {
+            printf("Dropping database %s failed: %s\n", $dbName, $e->getMessage());
         }
     }