diff --git a/tests/test_batch.py b/tests/test_batch.py
index bb070133..b83b9bcb 100644
--- a/tests/test_batch.py
+++ b/tests/test_batch.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def batch(self, inputs):
         return torch.stack(inputs)
 
     def predict(self, x):
-        assert len(x) == 2
+        assert len(x) == 2, "Expected two concurrent inputs to be batched"
         return self.model(x)
 
     def unbatch(self, output):
diff --git a/tests/test_lit_server.py b/tests/test_lit_server.py
index 48c3e36f..dcb39677 100644
--- a/tests/test_lit_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_lit_server.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 import time
 from multiprocessing import Pipe, Manager
 
-
 import os
 
 from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
@@ -30,14 +29,14 @@ def test_new_pipe(lit_server):
     for _ in range(pool_size):
         lit_server.new_pipe()
 
-    assert len(lit_server.pipe_pool) == 0
-    assert len(lit_server.new_pipe()) == 2
+    assert len(lit_server.pipe_pool) == 0, "All available pipes from the pipe_pool were used up, which makes it empty"
+    assert len(lit_server.new_pipe()) == 2, "lit_server.new_pipe() always must return a tuple of read and write pipes"
 
 
 def test_dispose_pipe(lit_server):
     for i in range(lit_server.max_pool_size + 10):
         lit_server.dispose_pipe(*Pipe())
-    assert len(lit_server.pipe_pool) == lit_server.max_pool_size
+    assert len(lit_server.pipe_pool) == lit_server.max_pool_size, "pipe_pool size must be less than max_pool_size"
 
 
 def test_index(sync_testclient):
@@ -114,8 +113,8 @@ def test_run():
     )
 
     time.sleep(5)
-    assert os.path.exists("client.py")
+    assert os.path.exists("client.py"), f"Expected client file to be created at {os.getcwd()} after starting the server"
     output = subprocess.run("python client.py", shell=True, capture_output=True, text=True).stdout
-    assert '{"output":16.0}' in output
+    assert '{"output":16.0}' in output, "tests/simple_server.py didn't return expected output"
     os.remove("client.py")
     process.kill()