diff --git a/pylons_app/tests/__init__.py b/pylons_app/tests/__init__.py
--- a/pylons_app/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/pylons_app/tests/__init__.py
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ class TestController(TestCase):
         response = self.app.post(url(controller='login', action='index'),
                                  {'username':username,
                                   'password':password})
+        print response
+        
+        if 'invalid user name' in response.body:
+            assert False, 'could not login using %s %s' % (username, password)
+        
         assert response.status == '302 Found', 'Wrong response code from login got %s' % response.status
         assert response.session['hg_app_user'].username == username, 'wrong logged in user got %s expected %s' % (response.session['hg_app_user'].username, username)
         return response.follow()