diff --git a/test-docker.sh b/test-docker.sh
index 8730cbf..d320474 100755
--- a/test-docker.sh
+++ b/test-docker.sh
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ function wait_for_container {
             fi
         else
             echo "${container_name}: container_state=${container_state}"
+            health_status="${container_state}"
             waiting_done="true"
         fi
         sleep 1;
     done;
-    [ "${health_status}" == "healthy" ] || die "Container ${container_name} is not healthy"
+    [ "${health_status}" == "healthy" ] || die "Container ${container_name} is not healthy: ${health_status}"
 }
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------