diff --git a/examples/basic/src/main.rs b/examples/basic/src/main.rs
index 39319d9..9b8ff2e 100644
--- a/examples/basic/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/basic/src/main.rs
@@ -15,11 +15,16 @@ fn main() {
     for i in 0..5 {
         ensure!(false);
         ensure!(false, "ensure messages can be logged during development");
+        ensure!(false, "ensure will only break once per false result");
         ensure!(i % 2 == 0, "ensure messages can be formatted {}", i,);
-        ensure_always!(i % 2 == 0);
+
+        ensure_always!(false);
+        ensure_always!(false, "ensure_always will happen multiple times");
+        ensure_always!(false, "ensure_always messages can be formatted {}", i);
 
         fail!("fail! will happen only once");
-        fail!("fail! can also format output - i was: {}", i);
+        fail!("fail! can also format output {}", i);
+
         fail_always!("fail_always! will happen multiple times");
 
         try_some_option(None);
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 45f634a..f432843 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -145,10 +145,17 @@ macro_rules! ensure {
 #[cfg(all(debug_assertions, feature = "enable"))]
 macro_rules! ensure {
     ($expression: expr) => {
-        $crate::_internal::_once!($crate::ensure_always!($expression))
+        if !$expression {
+            $crate::_internal::_once!($crate::breakpoint!());
+        }
     };
     ($expression: expr, $($argument: tt),+ $(,)?) => {
-        $crate::_internal::_once!($crate::ensure_always!($expression, $($argument),+))
+        if !$expression {
+            $crate::_internal::_once!({
+                $crate::_internal::_error!($($argument),+);
+                $crate::breakpoint!();
+            });
+        }
     };
 }