diff --git a/bin/check.py b/bin/check.py
index 5960e1cf..0845392f 100755
--- a/bin/check.py
+++ b/bin/check.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class Test:
         else:
           output += "ok %d\n" % test
       else:
-        output += "not ok %d - %s\n" % (test, s['msg_err'])
+        output += "not ok %d - ERROR: %s\n" % (test, s['msg_err'])
       test = test + 1
     return output
 
diff --git a/bin/check.sh b/bin/check.sh
index 3677c671..99005fd2 100755
--- a/bin/check.sh
+++ b/bin/check.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function generate_error_tap
   local tap_file="$1"
   cat <<EOF > $tap_file
 1..1
-not ok File $2 does not exists
+not ok 1 - ERROR: File $2 does not exists
 EOF
 echo "$(date) - $(basename $2) NOT ok"
 }