diff --git a/test/e2e_node/device_plugin_test.go b/test/e2e_node/device_plugin_test.go
index 16a2c8a3eda..b8e10c2f3fe 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/device_plugin_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/device_plugin_test.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func testDevicePlugin(f *framework.Framework, pluginSockDir string) {
 			deviceIDRE := "stub devices: (Dev-[0-9]+)"
 			devID1, err := parseLog(ctx, f, pod1.Name, pod1.Name, deviceIDRE)
 			framework.ExpectNoError(err, "getting logs for pod %q", pod1.Name)
-			gomega.Expect(devID1).To(gomega.Not(gomega.Equal("")))
+			gomega.Expect(devID1).To(gomega.Not(gomega.Equal("")), "pod1 requested a device but started successfully without")
 
 			v1alphaPodResources, err = getV1alpha1NodeDevices(ctx)
 			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func testDevicePlugin(f *framework.Framework, pluginSockDir string) {
 			deviceIDRE := "stub devices: (Dev-[0-9]+)"
 			devID1, err := parseLog(ctx, f, pod1.Name, pod1.Name, deviceIDRE)
 			framework.ExpectNoError(err, "getting logs for pod %q", pod1.Name)
-			gomega.Expect(devID1).To(gomega.Not(gomega.Equal("")))
+			gomega.Expect(devID1).To(gomega.Not(gomega.Equal("")), "pod1 requested a device but started successfully without")
 
 			pod1, err = e2epod.NewPodClient(f).Get(ctx, pod1.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func testDevicePlugin(f *framework.Framework, pluginSockDir string) {
 			devID1, err := parseLog(ctx, f, pod1.Name, pod1.Name, deviceIDRE)
 			framework.ExpectNoError(err, "getting logs for pod %q", pod1.Name)
 
-			gomega.Expect(devID1).To(gomega.Not(gomega.Equal("")))
+			gomega.Expect(devID1).To(gomega.Not(gomega.Equal("")), "pod1 requested a device but started successfully without")
 
 			pod1, err = e2epod.NewPodClient(f).Get(ctx, pod1.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func testDevicePlugin(f *framework.Framework, pluginSockDir string) {
 			devID2, err := parseLog(ctx, f, pod2.Name, pod2.Name, deviceIDRE)
 			framework.ExpectNoError(err, "getting logs for pod %q", pod2.Name)
 
-			gomega.Expect(devID1).To(gomega.Not(gomega.Equal(devID2)))
+			gomega.Expect(devID1).To(gomega.Not(gomega.Equal(devID2)), "pod2 requested a device but started successfully without")
 		})
 	})
 }