diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/pv_protection.go b/test/e2e/storage/pv_protection.go
index 44865d1d026..d94aa6effe3 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/pv_protection.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/pv_protection.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ var _ = utils.SIGDescribe("PV Protection", func() {
 		By("Checking that PV Protection finalizer is set")
 		pv, err = client.CoreV1().PersistentVolumes().Get(pv.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "While getting PV status")
-		Expect(slice.ContainsString(pv.ObjectMeta.Finalizers, volumeutil.PVProtectionFinalizer, nil)).To(BeTrue())
+		Expect(slice.ContainsString(pv.ObjectMeta.Finalizers, volumeutil.PVProtectionFinalizer, nil)).To(BeTrue(), "PV Protection finalizer(%v) is not set in %v", volumeutil.PVProtectionFinalizer, pv.ObjectMeta.Finalizers)
 	})
 
 	AfterEach(func() {
diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/pvc_protection.go b/test/e2e/storage/pvc_protection.go
index 2d2346ee134..ee627ad029c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/pvc_protection.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/pvc_protection.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ var _ = utils.SIGDescribe("PVC Protection", func() {
 		By("Checking that PVC Protection finalizer is set")
 		pvc, err = client.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims(pvc.Namespace).Get(pvc.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "While getting PVC status")
-		Expect(slice.ContainsString(pvc.ObjectMeta.Finalizers, volumeutil.PVCProtectionFinalizer, nil)).To(BeTrue())
+		Expect(slice.ContainsString(pvc.ObjectMeta.Finalizers, volumeutil.PVCProtectionFinalizer, nil)).To(BeTrue(), "PVC Protection finalizer(%v) is not set in %v", volumeutil.PVCProtectionFinalizer, pvc.ObjectMeta.Finalizers)
 	})
 
 	AfterEach(func() {