diff --git a/tools/unit_tests.sh b/tools/unit_tests.sh
index da2fe24327..2a4fae80c6 100755
--- a/tools/unit_tests.sh
+++ b/tools/unit_tests.sh
@@ -18,20 +18,21 @@ if [ -n "$subset" ]; then
   project="${subset%%.*}"
 
   if [ $project == "horizon" ]; then
-    $testcommand --settings=horizon.test.settings $posargs
+    $testcommand --settings=horizon.test.settings --verbosity 2 $posargs
   elif [ $project == "openstack_dashboard" ]; then
     $testcommand --settings=openstack_dashboard.test.settings \
-    --exclude-dir=openstack_dashboard/test/integration_tests $posargs
+    --exclude-dir=openstack_dashboard/test/integration_tests --verbosity 2 $posargs
   elif [ $project == "openstack_auth" ]; then
     $testcommand --settings=openstack_auth.tests.settings $posargs
   fi
 else
-  $testcommand horizon --settings=horizon.test.settings $posargs
+  $testcommand horizon --settings=horizon.test.settings --verbosity 2 $posargs
   horizon_tests=$?
   $testcommand openstack_dashboard --settings=openstack_dashboard.test.settings \
-  --exclude-dir=openstack_dashboard/test/integration_tests $posargs
+  --exclude-dir=openstack_dashboard/test/integration_tests --verbosity 2 $posargs
   openstack_dashboard_tests=$?
-  $testcommand openstack_auth --settings=openstack_auth.tests.settings $posargs
+  $testcommand openstack_auth --settings=openstack_auth.tests.settings \
+  --verbosity 2 $posargs
   auth_tests=$?
   # we have to tell tox if either of these test runs failed
   if [[ $horizon_tests != 0 || $openstack_dashboard_tests != 0 || \