diff --git a/openstack_requirements/check.py b/openstack_requirements/check.py
index 60d7ada464..9522ce731d 100644
--- a/openstack_requirements/check.py
+++ b/openstack_requirements/check.py
@@ -105,14 +105,24 @@ def _is_requirement_in_global_reqs(req, global_reqs):
         if req_exclusions.issubset(global_exclusions):
             return True
         else:
+            difference = global_exclusions - req_exclusions
             print(
                 "Requirement for package {} "
-                "has an exclusion not found in the "
-                "global list: {} vs. {}".format(
-                    req.package, req_exclusions, global_exclusions)
+                "excludes a version not excluded in the "
+                "global list.\n"
+                "  Local settings : {}\n"
+                "  Global settings: {}\n"
+                "  Unexpected     : {}".format(
+                    req.package, req_exclusions, global_exclusions,
+                    difference)
             )
             return False
 
+    print(
+        "Could not find a global requirements entry to match package {}. "
+        "If the package is already included in the global list, "
+        "the name or platform markers there may not match the local settings."
+    )
     return False
 
 
@@ -151,9 +161,6 @@ def _validate_one(name, reqs, blacklist, global_reqs):
             counts[''] = counts.get('', 0) + 1
         if not _is_requirement_in_global_reqs(
                 req, global_reqs[name]):
-            print("Requirement for package %s: %s does "
-                  "not match openstack/requirements value : %s" % (
-                      name, str(req), str(global_reqs[name])))
             return True
         # check for minimum being defined
         min = [s for s in req.specifiers.split(',') if '>' in s]