diff --git a/test/e2e/common/node/runtime.go b/test/e2e/common/node/runtime.go
index aea8a161f37..372db7a7c83 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common/node/runtime.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common/node/runtime.go
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ while true; do sleep 1; done
 
 					ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("Container '%s': should be possible to delete", testContainer.Name))
 					gomega.Expect(terminateContainer.Delete(ctx)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-					gomega.Eventually(ctx, terminateContainer.Present, ContainerStatusRetryTimeout, ContainerStatusPollInterval).Should(gomega.BeFalse())
+					errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("container '%s': should have been terminated by now.", testContainer.Name)
+					gomega.Eventually(ctx, terminateContainer.Present, ContainerStatusRetryTimeout, ContainerStatusPollInterval).Should(gomega.BeFalseBecause(errMsg))
 				}
 			})
 		})
diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/csimock/csi_storage_capacity.go b/test/e2e/storage/csimock/csi_storage_capacity.go
index adb350c405c..b89de85efbe 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/csimock/csi_storage_capacity.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/csimock/csi_storage_capacity.go
@@ -259,17 +259,17 @@ var _ = utils.SIGDescribe("CSI Mock volume storage capacity", func() {
 						// test.
 						framework.Logf("PVC watch delivered incomplete data, cannot check annotation")
 					case test.lateBinding:
-						gomega.Expect(nodeAnnotationSet).To(gomega.BeTrue(), "selected-node should have been set")
+						gomega.Expect(nodeAnnotationSet).To(gomega.BeTrueBecause("selected-node should have been set"))
 						// Whether it gets reset depends on whether we have topology enabled. Without
 						// it, rescheduling is unnecessary.
 						if test.topology {
-							gomega.Expect(nodeAnnotationReset).To(gomega.BeTrue(), "selected-node should have been set")
+							gomega.Expect(nodeAnnotationReset).To(gomega.BeTrueBecause("selected-node should have been set"))
 						} else {
-							gomega.Expect(nodeAnnotationReset).To(gomega.BeFalse(), "selected-node should not have been reset")
+							gomega.Expect(nodeAnnotationReset).To(gomega.BeFalseBecause("selected-node should not have been reset"))
 						}
 					default:
-						gomega.Expect(nodeAnnotationSet).To(gomega.BeFalse(), "selected-node should not have been set")
-						gomega.Expect(nodeAnnotationReset).To(gomega.BeFalse(), "selected-node should not have been reset")
+						gomega.Expect(nodeAnnotationSet).To(gomega.BeFalseBecause("selected-node should not have been set"))
+						gomega.Expect(nodeAnnotationReset).To(gomega.BeFalseBecause("selected-node should not have been reset"))
 					}
 				}
 			})