diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index f4b3ffb..2d9099c 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -477,6 +477,10 @@ include("setup.jl")
             notify(interrupt)
             timedwait(()->istaskdone(download_task), 5.0)
             @test istaskdone(download_task)
+            if !(download_task.result isa RequestError)
+                # print the error if it's not the expected RequestError
+                Base.show_task_exception(stdout, download_task)
+            end
             @test download_task.result isa RequestError
         end