diff --git a/scripts/simtest/clippy.sh b/scripts/simtest/clippy.sh
index 951e372c211..9b64233cc5e 100755
--- a/scripts/simtest/clippy.sh
+++ b/scripts/simtest/clippy.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # verify that git repo is clean
 if [[ -n $(git status -s) ]]; then
   echo "Working directory is not clean. Please commit all changes before running this script."
+  git status -s
   exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/simtest/simtest-cov.sh b/scripts/simtest/simtest-cov.sh
index a8701b87c0c..acd415165eb 100755
--- a/scripts/simtest/simtest-cov.sh
+++ b/scripts/simtest/simtest-cov.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # verify that git repo is clean
 if [[ -n $(git status -s) ]]; then
   echo "Working directory is not clean. Please commit all changes before running this script."
-  echo $(git status -s)
+  git status -s
   exit 1
 fi