diff --git a/tests/utests/schema/test_schema.c b/tests/utests/schema/test_schema.c
index cb4f076fe..1f5500179 100644
--- a/tests/utests/schema/test_schema.c
+++ b/tests/utests/schema/test_schema.c
@@ -1985,12 +1985,19 @@ test_lysc_backlinks(void **state)
     for (i=0; i<sizeof(tests)/sizeof(*tests); i++) {
         const struct lysc_node *node = NULL;
         struct ly_set *set = NULL;
+        LY_ERR ret;
 
         if (tests[i].match_path) {
             assert_non_null(lys_find_path(UTEST_LYCTX, NULL, tests[i].match_path, 0));
         }
 
-        assert_int_equal(lys_find_backlinks(UTEST_LYCTX, node, tests[i].match_ancestors, &set), LY_SUCCESS);
+        ret = lys_find_backlinks(UTEST_LYCTX, node, tests[i].match_ancestors, &set);
+        if (ret != LY_SUCCESS) {
+            fail_msg("failed to find backlinks for %s%s: %s",
+                tests[i].match_path == NULL?"/":tests[i].match_path,
+                tests[i].match_ancestors?" (including ancestors)":"",
+                ly_strerr(ret));
+        }
 
         /* XXX: Match paths */
         ly_set_free(set, NULL);