From 035823284ca0329f8d26ac08023b8fdd83f2ee37 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MariusVanDerWijden <m.vanderwijden@live.de>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 11:46:30 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] tests: improve error message

---
 tests/state_test_util.go | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tests/state_test_util.go b/tests/state_test_util.go
index cefa3dfe6a..a1e81d6e52 100644
--- a/tests/state_test_util.go
+++ b/tests/state_test_util.go
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func (t *StateTest) Run(subtest StateSubtest, vmconfig vm.Config, snapshotter bo
 			}
 			root = st.StateDB.IntermediateRoot(config.IsEIP158(new(big.Int).SetUint64(t.json.Env.Number)))
 			if root != common.Hash(post.Root) {
-				return fmt.Errorf("post state root mismatch: got %x, want %x", root, post.Root)
+				return fmt.Errorf("Post-state root does not match the pre-state root, indicates an error in the test: got %x, want %x", root, post.Root)
 			}
 		}
 		return nil