diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 31b405cac..3a5d209b4 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ commands =
   {toxinidir}/tools/update-test-platforms.py
   bash -c "(( $(find playbooks -name *.yml | wc -l) == 0)) || \{ echo 'Use .yaml'; exit 1; \}"
   bash -c "(( $(find roles -name *.yml | wc -l) == 0)) || \{ echo 'Use .yaml'; exit 1; \}"
-  bash -c "git diff --quiet || \{ git status --porcelain; echo 'ERROR: git in dirty status, reporting as failure'; exit 1; \}"
+  bash -c "git diff; git diff --quiet || \{ git status; echo 'ERROR: The commited content and the via update-test-platforms.py autogenerated content differ. Make sure these are the same.'; exit 1; \}"
 
 [testenv:venv]
 commands = {posargs}