diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify.yaml b/.github/workflows/verify.yaml
index 49e5e652af..8e0fb6d0fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: eclipse-edc/.github/.github/actions/setup-build@main
       - name: Postgresql Tests
-        run: ./gradlew test -DincludeTags="PostgresqlIntegrationTest"
+        run: ./gradlew test -DincludeTags="PostgresqlIntegrationTest" -PverboseTest=true
 
   End-To-End-Tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/core/common/junit/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/junit/extensions/EmbeddedRuntime.java b/core/common/junit/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/junit/extensions/EmbeddedRuntime.java
index 5fa4996868..c6233422e2 100644
--- a/core/common/junit/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/junit/extensions/EmbeddedRuntime.java
+++ b/core/common/junit/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/junit/extensions/EmbeddedRuntime.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public void boot(boolean addShutdownHook) {
                 throw new EdcException("Failed to start EDC runtime", runtimeThrowable.get());
             }
         } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-            throw new EdcException("Failed to start EDC runtime", runtimeThrowable.get());
+            throw new EdcException("Failed to start EDC runtime: interrupted", runtimeThrowable.get());
         }
 
         monitor.info("Runtime %s started".formatted(name));
diff --git a/core/common/junit/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/junit/extensions/RuntimePerClassExtension.java b/core/common/junit/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/junit/extensions/RuntimePerClassExtension.java
index a42f317c8e..cda7c56524 100644
--- a/core/common/junit/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/junit/extensions/RuntimePerClassExtension.java
+++ b/core/common/junit/src/main/java/org/eclipse/edc/junit/extensions/RuntimePerClassExtension.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 public class RuntimePerClassExtension extends RuntimeExtension implements BeforeAllCallback, AfterAllCallback {
 
     public RuntimePerClassExtension() {
-        this(new EmbeddedRuntime("runtime", emptyMap()));
+        this(new EmbeddedRuntime("runtime"));
     }
 
     public RuntimePerClassExtension(EmbeddedRuntime runtime) {