diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_unit_test.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_unit_test.yml
index 168d6206b..d758f0bb5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_unit_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_unit_test.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test with pytest
         shell: bash -el {0}
         run: |
-          python -m pytest ./hnn_core/tests/test_parallel_backends.py  --cov=hnn_core --cov-report=xml
+          python -m pytest ./hnn_core/tests/test_parallel_backends.py  --cov=hnn_core --cov-report=xml -s
 
       # - name:  Upload coverage to Codecov
       #   shell: bash -el {0}
diff --git a/hnn_core/tests/test_parallel_backends.py b/hnn_core/tests/test_parallel_backends.py
index b6e9f7ed6..b51c0cfa3 100644
--- a/hnn_core/tests/test_parallel_backends.py
+++ b/hnn_core/tests/test_parallel_backends.py
@@ -256,7 +256,9 @@ def test_mpi_failure(run_hnn_core_fixture):
     assert "MPI processes are unable to reach each other" in stdout
 
     expected_string = "Child process failed unexpectedly"
-    assert len(record) == 1
+    print(record[0].message.args[0])
     assert record[0].message.args[0] == expected_string
+    assert len(record) == 1
+    
 
     del environ["OMPI_MCA_btl"]