diff --git a/tests/script/tsim/table/basic1.sim b/tests/script/tsim/table/basic1.sim
index 09e6ede77d..257c264159 100644
--- a/tests/script/tsim/table/basic1.sim
+++ b/tests/script/tsim/table/basic1.sim
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@ endi
 print =============== query data from normal table after restart dnode
 sql use ndb
 sql select * from nt1
-if $rows != 3 then 
+if $rows != 3 then
+  print expect 3, actual: $rows
   return -1
 endi