diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py
index 22d7f7d217..c51122266a 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py
@@ -229,7 +229,8 @@ class Templates(unittest.TestCase):
         settings.TEMPLATE_DEBUG = old_td
         settings.TEMPLATE_STRING_IF_INVALID = old_invalid
 
-        self.assertEqual(failures, [], ('-'*70 + '\n').join(failures))
+        self.assertEqual(failures, [], "Tests failed:\n%s\n%s" %
+            ('-'*70, ("\n%s\n" % ('-'*70)).join(failures)))
 
     def render(self, test_template, vals):
         return test_template.render(template.Context(vals[1]))