diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5e2a8adf90..20cd90b231 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ tests-toy: filecheck-toy pytest-toy
 tests-marimo:
 	@for file in docs/marimo/*.py; do \
 		echo "Running $$file"; \
-		python3 "$$file" || exit 1; \
+		error_message=$$(python3 "$$file" 2>&1) || { \
+			echo "Error running $$file"; \
+			echo "$$error_message"; \
+			exit 1; \
+		}; \
 	done
 	@echo "All marimo tests passed successfully."
 
@@ -66,7 +70,11 @@ tests-marimo-mlir:
 	@echo "MLIR is installed, running tests."
 	@for file in docs/marimo/mlir/*.py; do \
 		echo "Running $$file"; \
-		python3 "$$file" || exit 1; \
+		error_message=$$(python3 "$$file" 2>&1) || { \
+			echo "Error running $$file"; \
+			echo "$$error_message"; \
+			exit 1; \
+		}; \
 	done
 	@echo "All marimo mlir tests passed successfully."