diff --git a/test/backwards_compat/CMakeLists.txt b/test/backwards_compat/CMakeLists.txt
index 7edfb00c5..258852887 100644
--- a/test/backwards_compat/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/backwards_compat/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ExternalData_Add_Test(backward_compat_tests
-  NAME backwards_compat_v00-99 COMMAND pytest --inputfile=DATA{${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/input_files/edm4hep_example_v00-99_podio_v01-00-01.root})
+  NAME backwards_compat_v00-99 COMMAND pytest -v --inputfile=DATA{${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/input_files/edm4hep_example_v00-99_podio_v01-00-01.root})
 set_test_env(backwards_compat_v00-99)
 
 ExternalData_Add_Test(backward_compat_tests
-  NAME backwards_compat_rntuple_v00-99 COMMAND pytest --inputfile=DATA{${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/input_files/edm4hep_example_rntuple_v00-99_podio_v01-00-01.root})
+  NAME backwards_compat_rntuple_v00-99 COMMAND pytest -v --inputfile=DATA{${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/input_files/edm4hep_example_rntuple_v00-99_podio_v01-00-01.root})
 set_test_env(backwards_compat_rntuple_v00-99)
 
 set_tests_properties(