diff --git a/cmd/gorepomod/Makefile b/cmd/gorepomod/Makefile
index c61f4d948..96187f74b 100644
--- a/cmd/gorepomod/Makefile
+++ b/cmd/gorepomod/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ $(MYGOBIN)/gorepomod: usage.go
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: $(MYGOBIN)/gorepomod
-	go test ./...
+	go test -v ./...
 
 usage.go: README.md $(MYGOBIN)/goimports
 	go generate . \
diff --git a/cmd/pluginator/Makefile b/cmd/pluginator/Makefile
index ac0a8784d..e15fbb018 100644
--- a/cmd/pluginator/Makefile
+++ b/cmd/pluginator/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ include ../../Makefile-modules.mk
 all: test build
 
 test: generate
-	go test ./...
+	go test -v ./...
 
 generate: $(MYGOBIN)/statik
 	( \
diff --git a/kyaml/Makefile b/kyaml/Makefile
index acf21808c..3fa93c088 100644
--- a/kyaml/Makefile
+++ b/kyaml/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ lint: $(MYGOBIN)/golangci-lint
 	  --skip-dirs internal/forked
 
 test:
-	go test -cover ./...
+	go test -v -cover ./...
 
 fix:
 	go fix ./...