diff --git a/tix/it.nix b/tix/it.nix
index a479e64..b1a4705 100644
--- a/tix/it.nix
+++ b/tix/it.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ msg: {
     then builtins.removeAttrs v ["__toString" "__functor"]
     else v;
 
-  success = (
+  success = 
+    builtins.trace "tix: │   ├── ${msg}"
+  (
     if throws
     then (builtins.tryEval actual).success == false
     else (a == e)
@@ -37,8 +39,8 @@ in
   }
   // (
     if success
-    then builtins.trace "tix: │   ├── ${emotes.pass} ${msg}" {}
+    then builtins.trace "tix: │   │   ${emotes.pass}" {}
     else
-      builtins.trace "tix: │   ├── ${emotes.fail} ${msg}"
+      builtins.trace "tix: │   │   ${emotes.fail}"
       {inherit actual expected;}
   )