diff --git a/tests/common.sh.in b/tests/common.sh.in
index 5efd025ee..79da10199 100644
--- a/tests/common.sh.in
+++ b/tests/common.sh.in
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ killDaemon() {
 }
 
 restartDaemon() {
-  [[ -z "${pidDaemon:-}" ]] && return 0
+    [[ -z "${pidDaemon:-}" ]] && return 0
 
-  killDaemon
-  unset NIX_REMOTE
-  startDaemon
+    killDaemon
+    unset NIX_REMOTE
+    startDaemon
 }
 
 if [[ $(uname) == Linux ]] && [[ -L /proc/self/ns/user ]] && unshare --user true; then
@@ -190,4 +190,15 @@ if [[ -n "${NIX_DAEMON_PACKAGE:-}" ]]; then
     startDaemon
 fi
 
+onError() {
+    set +x
+    echo "$0: test failed at:" >&2
+    for ((i = 1; i < 16; i++)); do
+        if [[ -z ${BASH_SOURCE[i]} ]]; then break; fi
+        echo "  ${FUNCNAME[i]} in ${BASH_SOURCE[i]}:${BASH_LINENO[i-1]}" >&2
+    done
+}
+
+trap onError ERR
+
 fi # COMMON_SH_SOURCED